αἰδώς
aidōs · modesty
Greek word · Strong’s number G127 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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aidōs (αἰδώς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “modesty”.
A sense of shame that keeps away from what is shameful; reverence.
How to say it
ai·dōs
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 1 Timothy 2:9
Likewise also I want the women to adorn themselves in respectable clothing, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments,