modesty or (towards God) awe

, : (for exx., v. MM, , s.v.).† a sense of shame modesty I Ti 2:9 VGT

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modesty

bashfulness, i.e. (towards men), modesty or (towards God) awe

reverence, shamefacedness

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)