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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - αἰδώς
αἰδώς
G127
Transliteration: aidṓs
Pronunciation: ahee-doce'
Definition: reverence
- Original: αἰδώς - Transliteration: Aidos - Phonetic: ahee-doce'
- Definition:
1. a sense of shame or honour, modesty, bashfulness, reverence, regard for others, respect
- Origin: perhaps from G1" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1492 (through the idea of downcast eyes) - TDNT entry: 03:49,3 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Perhaps from G1" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1492 (through the idea of downcast eyes); bashfulness that is (towards men) modesty or (towards God) awe: - reverence shamefacedness.