G127: αἰδώς
aidṓs · “modesty”
Definition
bashfulness, i.e. (towards men), modesty or (towards God) awe
KJV translates it as: reverence, shamefacedness
Word origin: perhaps from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G1492 (εἴδω) (through the idea of downcast eyes);
Extended 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)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G127 is translated
- modesty ×1
Bible verses with G127 (aidṓs)
Aidṓs appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Timothy 2:9
In 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;