Strong G127αἰδώς
modesty
- Transliteration
- aidōs
- Pronunciation
- ahee-doce'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Detailed definition
αἰδώς (-όος), -οῦς, ἡ,
[in LXX: 3Ma.1:19 4:5 *;]
a sense of shame, modesty: 1Ti.2:9 (for exx., see MM, VGT, see word).†
SYN.: αἰσχύνη (see Thayer, 14; Tr., Syn., §xix; Cremer, 611 f.; CGT on I Ti, l.with). (AS)
[in LXX: 3Ma.1:19 4:5 *;]
a sense of shame, modesty: 1Ti.2:9 (for exx., see MM, VGT, see word).†
SYN.: αἰσχύνη (see Thayer, 14; Tr., Syn., §xix; Cremer, 611 f.; CGT on I Ti, l.with). (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G127 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- reverence1
- shamefacedness1
First verses
- 1 Timothy 2:9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
- Hebrews 12:28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
αἰδώς, όος,
contraction οῦς, η (late nominative plural αἰδοί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 386))], as a moral feeling, reverence, awe, respect for the feeling or opinion of others or for one's own conscience, and so shame, self-respect (in full ἑαυτοῦ αἰδώς[Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Hierocles Platonicus Philosophus “in Carmen Aureum - FPG” 9p.433M.))], sense of honour, αἰδῶ θέσθ᾽ ἐνὶ θυμῷ[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.561)]; ἴσχε γὰρ αἰ. καὶ δέος[Refs 8th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 657, compare 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 28, 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 179, etc.; αἰ. σωφροσύνης πλεῖστον μετέχει, αἰσχύνης δὲ εὐψυχία 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.84, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 911, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1108a32, etc.; αἰδοῖ μειλιχίῃ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.172; so ἀλλά με κωλύει αἴδως 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 55 (Sapphus est versus); ἅμα κιθῶνι ἐκδυομένῳ συνεκδύεται καὶ τὴν αἰδῶ γυνή 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.8)]; δακρύων πένθιμον αἰδῶ tears of grief and shame, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 579; αἰ. τίς μ᾽ ἔχει 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 217d; αἰ. καὶ δίκη [prev. author] “Prt.” 322c; αἰδοῦς ἐμπίπλασθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.4)]; sobriety, moderation, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 13.115; αἰδῶ λαβεῖν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 345.)]
2 regard for others, respect, reverence, αἰδοῦς οὐδεμιῆς ἔτυχον[Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1266, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 460)]; αἰ. τοκέων respect for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.218)]; τὴν ἐμὴν αἰδῶ respect for me, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 699)]; regard for friends, αἰδοῦς ἀχαλκεύτοισιν ἔζευκται πέδαις[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 595)]; especially regard for the helpless, compassion, αἰδοῦς κῦρσαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 247)]; forgiveness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.26, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 867e (compare αἰδέομαι 11.2).)]
II that which causes shame or respect, and so,
II.1 shame, scandal, αἰδώς, Ἀργεῖοι, κάκ᾽ ἐλέγχεα[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.787, etc.)]; αἰδώς, ὦ Λύκιοι· πόσε φεύγετε[Refs (; 16.422; αἰδὼς μὲν νῦν ἥδε.. 17.336.)]
II.2 ={τὰ αἰδοῖα}, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.262, 4th-3rd c.BC: Aratus Epicus 493, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 7.72.)]
II.3 dignity, majesty αἰ. καὶ χάρις[Refs (“hymnus ad Cererem” 214.)]
III Αἰδώς personified, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Reverence”, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 7.44; “Mercy”, Ζηνὶ σύνθακος θρόνων Αἰ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1268, compare 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 1.17.1; παρθένος Αἰδοῦς Δίκη λέγεται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 943e.)]
contraction οῦς, η (late nominative plural αἰδοί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 386))], as a moral feeling, reverence, awe, respect for the feeling or opinion of others or for one's own conscience, and so shame, self-respect (in full ἑαυτοῦ αἰδώς[Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Hierocles Platonicus Philosophus “in Carmen Aureum - FPG” 9p.433M.))], sense of honour, αἰδῶ θέσθ᾽ ἐνὶ θυμῷ[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.561)]; ἴσχε γὰρ αἰ. καὶ δέος[Refs 8th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 657, compare 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 28, 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 179, etc.; αἰ. σωφροσύνης πλεῖστον μετέχει, αἰσχύνης δὲ εὐψυχία 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.84, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 911, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1108a32, etc.; αἰδοῖ μειλιχίῃ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.172; so ἀλλά με κωλύει αἴδως 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 55 (Sapphus est versus); ἅμα κιθῶνι ἐκδυομένῳ συνεκδύεται καὶ τὴν αἰδῶ γυνή 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.8)]; δακρύων πένθιμον αἰδῶ tears of grief and shame, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 579; αἰ. τίς μ᾽ ἔχει 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 217d; αἰ. καὶ δίκη [prev. author] “Prt.” 322c; αἰδοῦς ἐμπίπλασθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.4)]; sobriety, moderation, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 13.115; αἰδῶ λαβεῖν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 345.)]
2 regard for others, respect, reverence, αἰδοῦς οὐδεμιῆς ἔτυχον[Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1266, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 460)]; αἰ. τοκέων respect for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.218)]; τὴν ἐμὴν αἰδῶ respect for me, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 699)]; regard for friends, αἰδοῦς ἀχαλκεύτοισιν ἔζευκται πέδαις[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 595)]; especially regard for the helpless, compassion, αἰδοῦς κῦρσαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 247)]; forgiveness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.26, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 867e (compare αἰδέομαι 11.2).)]
II that which causes shame or respect, and so,
II.1 shame, scandal, αἰδώς, Ἀργεῖοι, κάκ᾽ ἐλέγχεα[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.787, etc.)]; αἰδώς, ὦ Λύκιοι· πόσε φεύγετε[Refs (; 16.422; αἰδὼς μὲν νῦν ἥδε.. 17.336.)]
II.2 ={τὰ αἰδοῖα}, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.262, 4th-3rd c.BC: Aratus Epicus 493, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 7.72.)]
II.3 dignity, majesty αἰ. καὶ χάρις[Refs (“hymnus ad Cererem” 214.)]
III Αἰδώς personified, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Reverence”, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 7.44; “Mercy”, Ζηνὶ σύνθακος θρόνων Αἰ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1268, compare 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 1.17.1; παρθένος Αἰδοῦς Δίκη λέγεται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 943e.)]