be ashamed of
epaischunomai expresses shame or refusal to identify with a person, message, condition, or former conduct.
The occurrences most often express being ashamed of or refusing identification with a person, message, or associated circumstance; they also describe present shame regarding former deeds. In the supplied verses, the term can be negated to mark unashamed allegiance, or used in warnings and reciprocal statements of shame.
Senses in use
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Shame or refusal of identification · dominant
In 2 Timothy 1:8 the aorist passive subjunctive occurs in the command not to be ashamed of the Lord's testimony or of the prisoner; 2 Timothy 1:16 similarly recalls that Onesiphorus was not ashamed of Paul's chain. In Luke 9:26 and Mark 8:38, the same clause pattern concerns being ashamed of Jesus and his words, followed by the Son of Man being ashamed of that person; Romans 1:16 and 2 Timothy 1:12 state the speaker's lack of shame amid the gospel and suffering.
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Present shame over former conduct · occasional
In Romans 6:21 the present middle indicative plural addresses things from an earlier time of which the hearers are now ashamed; the APB renders the clause "the things of which you are now ashamed" and links their end with death.
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Not ashamed to claim a relationship · common
In Hebrews 2:11 the present middle indicative says that the one who sanctifies is not ashamed to call the sanctified "brothers." In Hebrews 11:16, God is not ashamed to be called their God in the setting of their desire for a heavenly country and the city prepared for them.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently uses forms of "ashamed," including "not ashamed," "is ashamed," and "will be ashamed." Because it is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation without isolating every contribution of the Greek form.