A.reverence, awe, respect for the feeling or opinion of others or for one's own conscience, and so shame, self-respect (in full “ἑαυτοῦ αἰδώς” Hierocl.in CA9p.433M.), sense of honour, “αἰδῶ θέσθ᾽ ἐνὶ θυμῷ” Il.15.561; ἴσχε γὰρ αἰ. καὶ δέος ib.657, cf. Sapph.28, Democr. 179, etc.; “αἰ. σωφροσύνης πλεῖστον μετέχει, αἰσχύνης δὲ εὐψυχία” Th. 1.84, cf. E.Supp.911, Arist.EN1108a32, etc.; “αἰδοῖ μειλιχίῃ” Od.8.172; so “ἀλλά με κωλύει αἴδως” Alc.55 (Sapphus est versus); “ἅμα κιθῶνι ἐκδυομένῳ συνεκδύεται καὶ τὴν αἰδῶ γυνή” Hdt.1.8; δακρύων πένθιμον αἰδῶ tears of grief and shame, A.Supp.579; “αἰ. τίς μ᾽ ἔχει” Pl. Sph.217d; “αἰ. καὶ δίκη” Id.Prt.322c; “αἰδοῦς ἐμπίπλασθαι” X.Cyr.1.4.4; sobriety, moderation, Pi.O.13.115; “αἰδῶ λαβεῖν” S.Aj.345.
2. regard for others, respect, reverence, “αἰδοῦς οὐδεμιῆς ἔτυχον” Thgn.1266, cf. E.Heracl.460; αἰ. τοκέων respect for them, Pi.P.4.218; τὴν ἐμὴν αἰδῶ respect for me, A.Pers.699; regard for friends, “αἰδοῦς ἀχαλκεύτοισιν ἔζευκται πέδαις” E.Fr.595; esp. regard for the helpless, compassion, “αἰδοῦς κῦρσαι” S.OC247; forgiveness, Antipho 1.26, Pl.Lg. 867e (cf. “αἰδέομαι” 11.2).
II. that which causes shame or respect, and so,