previous next
δεισι^δαίμ-ων , ον, gen. ονος, (δείδω)
A.fearing the gods,
1. in good sense, pious, religious, X.Cyr.3.3.58, Ages.11.8; “δ. εἶναι καὶ φροντίζειν τῶν θεῶν” Arist.Pol.1315a1; “φίλος θνητοῖς εἴς τ᾽ ἀθανάτους δ.” IG14.1683: Comp. “-έστερος” Act.Ap.17.22.
2. in bad sense, superstitious, Thphr.Char.16, Phld.Piet.105; δ. διάθεσις, = δεισιδαιμονία, D.S.1.62: Comp. “-έστερος” D.L.2.132: Sup. “-έστατος” Luc. Pr.Im.27. Adv. -όνως Aristeas 129, Ph.1.195, Corn.ND27.
Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1940.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
How to enter text in Greek:
hide References (6 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • New Testament, Acts, 17.22
    • Xenophon, Cyropaedia, 3.3.58
    • Xenophon, Agesilaus, 11.8
    • Theophrastus, Characters, 16
    • Lucian, Pro imaginibus, 27
    • Diodorus, Historical Library, 1.62
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: