Word study · Greek

aidṓs

modesty

Say it: ahee-DOCE (approximate)

αἰδώς

What it means

Shame, modesty, respect. In 2:9, "with modesty and propriety." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • ModestyA sense of what is fitting.
  • ReverenceRespect.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 2

    "With modesty" (2:9). The word appears only here.

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0127 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources