GreekG0127Noun (Feminine)
αἰδώς
aidōs
“modesty”
1Occurrences
G0127Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
bashfulness, i.e. (towards men), modesty or (towards God) awe
perhaps from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G1492 (εἴδω) (through the idea of downcast eyes);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a sense of shame, modesty: (for exx., see MM, VGT, ).
Synonyms
*αἰσχύνη *(see Thayer, 14; Tr., Syn., §xix; Cremer, 611 f.; CGT on I Ti, l.with).
LXX: *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
αἰδώς appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Timothy
1
Key Passages
1 Timothy 2:9BSB
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
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