"αἰδώς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See αἰδώς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ai̯.dɔ̌ːs/, /ɛˈðos/, /eˈðos/, /ai̯.dɔ̌ːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ɛˈdos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɛˈðos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /eˈðos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /eˈðos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Uncertain. Beekes mentions that derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eysd- (“to laud, honour”), though semantically attractive, is formally difficult. Expected would be *αἰζώς. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*h₂eysd-|t=to laud, honour}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eysd- (“to laud, honour”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|αἰδοῦς|f|third}} αἰδώς • (aidṓs) f (genitive αἰδοῦς); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|irreg|αἰδώς/αἰδώ|αἰδοῦς|αἰδοῖ|αἰδῶ|αἰδώς/αἰδώ|αἰδῶε|αἰδώοιν|αἰδῶες/αἰδοί|αἰδώων|αἰδῶσι|αἰδῶας|form=F-}} Forms: aidṓs [romanization], αἰδοῦς [genitive], Attic irregular [table-tags], ἡ αἰδώς [nominative, singular], αἰδώ [nominative, singular], τὼ αἰδῶε [dual, nominative], αἱ αἰδῶες [nominative, plural], αἰδοί [nominative, plural], τῆς αἰδοῦς [genitive, singular], τοῖν αἰδώοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν αἰδώων [genitive, plural], τῇ αἰδοῖ [dative, singular], τοῖν αἰδώοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς αἰδῶσι [dative, plural], τὴν αἰδῶ [accusative, singular], τὼ αἰδῶε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς αἰδῶας [accusative, plural], αἰδώς [singular, vocative], αἰδώ [singular, vocative], αἰδῶε [dual, vocative], αἰδῶες [plural, vocative], αἰδοί [plural, vocative]
  1. shame
    Sense id: en-αἰδώς-grc-noun-vxl~82FQ
  2. respect, awe
    Sense id: en-αἰδώς-grc-noun-rdiNOq-R
  3. reverence
    Sense id: en-αἰδώς-grc-noun-vtkcoyai Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 16 29 37 18 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 16 29 36 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 25 57 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 15 74 6
  4. modesty
    Sense id: en-αἰδώς-grc-noun-BFHcXarn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: αἰδέομαι (aidéomai), αἰδέσιμος (aidésimos), αἴδεσις (aídesis), αἰδεστός (aidestós), αἰδήμων (aidḗmōn), αἰδοῖον (aidoîon), αἰδοῖος (aidoîos), ἀναιδής (anaidḗs)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "aidṓs",
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      "form": "τοῖν αἰδώοιν",
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      "form": "τῶν αἰδώων",
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      "form": "τῇ αἰδοῖ",
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      "form": "ταῖς αἰδῶσι",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν αἰδῶ",
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      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "3": "αἰδοῦς",
        "4": "αἰδοῖ",
        "5": "αἰδῶ",
        "6": "αἰδώς/αἰδώ",
        "7": "αἰδῶε",
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        "shame"
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      "id": "en-αἰδώς-grc-noun-vxl~82FQ",
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    },
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    },
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        {
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      ],
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          "reverence"
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    },
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          "ref": "First Epistle to Timothy, 2:9",
          "text": "Ὡσαύτως καὶ γυναῖκας ἐν καταστολῇ κοσμίῳ μετὰ αἰδοῦς καὶ σωφροσύνης κοσμεῖν ἑαυτάς..."
        },
        {
          "ref": "46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia §139c",
          "roman": "Ouk orthôs Hēródotos eîpen hóti hē gunḕ háma tôi khitôni ekdúetai kaì tḕn aidô; tounantíon gàr hē sṓphrōn antendúetai tḕn aidô...",
          "text": "Οὐκ ὀρθῶς Ἡρόδοτος εἶπεν ὅτι ἡ γυνὴ ἅμα τῷ χιτῶνι ἐκδύεται καὶ τὴν αἰδῶ· τοὐναντίον γὰρ ἡ σώφρων ἀντενδύεται τὴν αἰδῶ..."
        }
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      "links": [
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯.dɔ̌ːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯.dɔ̌ːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈdos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈðos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈðos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈðos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "αἰδώς"
}
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      "roman": "aidéomai",
      "word": "αἰδέομαι"
    },
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      "roman": "aidésimos",
      "word": "αἰδέσιμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "aídesis",
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    },
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      "word": "αἰδήμων"
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    },
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    {
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      "form": "τοῖν αἰδώοιν",
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      "form": "τὴν αἰδῶ",
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        "shame"
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        [
          "shame",
          "shame"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "respect, awe"
      ],
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        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ],
        [
          "awe",
          "awe"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "ref": "First Epistle to Timothy, 2:9",
          "text": "Ὡσαύτως καὶ γυναῖκας ἐν καταστολῇ κοσμίῳ μετὰ αἰδοῦς καὶ σωφροσύνης κοσμεῖν ἑαυτάς..."
        },
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          "ref": "46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia §139c",
          "roman": "Ouk orthôs Hēródotos eîpen hóti hē gunḕ háma tôi khitôni ekdúetai kaì tḕn aidô; tounantíon gàr hē sṓphrōn antendúetai tḕn aidô...",
          "text": "Οὐκ ὀρθῶς Ἡρόδοτος εἶπεν ὅτι ἡ γυνὴ ἅμα τῷ χιτῶνι ἐκδύεται καὶ τὴν αἰδῶ· τοὐναντίον γὰρ ἡ σώφρων ἀντενδύεται τὴν αἰδῶ..."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "modesty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "modesty",
          "modesty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯.dɔ̌ːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯.dɔ̌ːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈdos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈðos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈðos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈðos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "αἰδώς"
}

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