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γυμνότης
gumnotēs
G1132
G:N-F Greek

nakedness

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gumnotes denotes lack of clothing, whether endured as hardship or exposed as a source of shame.

The term denotes lack of clothing or consequent exposure: it appears among severe hardships, among threats that cannot separate from Christ’s love, and in the prospect that shame may be revealed without clothing.

Senses in use

  1. Lack of clothing and exposed shame · dominant

    In 2 Corinthians 11:27, the dative singular form stands in a sequence of endured hardships; the APB renders the list with “in cold and nakedness.” In Romans 8:35, the nominative singular form is one item in a question about what might separate from Christ’s love, while Revelation 3:18 places the genitive singular form with clothing so that shame may not be revealed; the APB renders that clause “the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “nakedness” in the hardship lists of 2 Corinthians 11:27 and Romans 8:35, and speaks of “the shame of your nakedness” in Revelation 3:18. These renderings confirm the clauses’ presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.

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