αἰδώς
aidṓs
“bashfulness, i.e. (towards men), modesty or (towards God) awe”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
bashfulness, i.e. (towards men), modesty or (towards God) awe
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
modesty, reverence, 1 Tim. 2:9*
Translated in KJV as
reverenceshamefacedness
Etymology
perhaps from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G1492 (εἴδω) (through the idea of downcast eyes);
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