αἰδέομαι

English (LSJ)

and poet. αἴδομαι Hom., etc., Ep. imper.

   A αἰδεῖο Il.24.503, Od.9.269; part. αἰδόμενος Hom. and Trag. (lyr.); imper. αἴδεο Il.21.74: impf. ᾐδοῦντο A.Pers. 810, etc., αἰδέοντο Pi.P.9.41, poet. αἴδετο Il.21.468, APl.4.106: fut. αἰδέσομαι Il.22.124, Att., Ep. αἰδέσσομαι Od.14.388; αἰδεσθήσομαι D.C.45.44, Gal.1.62, (ἐπ-) E.IA 900: aor. Med. ᾐδεσάμην, Ep. αἰδ- Od.21.28, Att. (v. sub fin.), Ep. imper. αἴδεσσαι Il.9.640; aor. Pass. ᾐδέσθην Hom., etc., and in Prose, Ep.3pl. αἴδεσθεν Il.7.93: pf. ᾔδεσμαι (v. sub fin.): Act. only in καταἰδέω, q.v.:—to be ashamed, c. inf., αἴδεσθεν μὲν ἀνήνασθαι δεῖσαν δ' ὑποδέχθαι Il.7.93; αἰδέομαι δὲ μίσγεσθ' ἀθανάτοισι 24.90; αἰ. γὰρ γυμνοῦσθαι Od.6.221: less freq. c. part., αἴδεσαι μὲν πατέρα προλείπων S.Aj.506, cf. Plu.Aem.35: c. dat., μὴ αἰδοῦ τῷ εὐκόλῳ Philostr.Ep. 19: abs., αἰδεσθείς from a sense of shame, Il.17.95.    2 mostly c. acc., stand in awe of, fear, esp. in moral sense, αἰδεῖο θεούς Il.24.503, Od.9.269; Τρῶας Il.6.442, cf. Od.2.65, etc.; ἀλλήλους αἰδεῖσθε show a sense of regard one for another, Il.5.530; οὐδὲ θεῶν ὄπιν αἰδέσατο Od.21.28; αἴδεσσαι μέλαθρον respect the house, Il.9.640; freq. of respect for suppliants, Il.22.124, cf. Hdt.7.141; ἐχθρὸν ὧδ' αἰδεῖ νέκυν ; S.Aj.1356; τόνδ' ὅρκον αἰδεσθείς Id.OT647, cf. 1426:—in Pi. P.4.173 αἰδεσθέντες ἀλκάν regarding their reputation for valour, i.e. from self-respect, cf. ἑωυτὸν μάλιστα αἰδεῖσθαι Democr.264: abs., τὸ αἰδεῖσθαι self-respect, Id.179; in Prose,,Δία αἰδεσθέντες Hdt.9.7. ά; φοβοῦμαί γε . . τοὺς μοχθηρούς (οὐ γὰρ δήποτε εἴποιμ' ἂν ὥς γε αἰδοῦμαι) Pl.Lg.886a, cf. Euthphr.12b,Phdr.254e; later αἰ. ἐπί τινι D.H.6.92; ὑπὲρ τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης φύσεως have compassion upon, show mercy, Plu. Cim.2.    II respect another's misfortune, feel regard for him, μηδέ τί μ' αἰδόμενος . . μηδ' ἐλεαίρων Od.3.96 (cf. 1.2); αἰ. τὴν τῶν μηδὲν ἀδικούντων εὐσέβειαν Antipho 2.4.11; esp.    2 as Att. law-term, to be reconciled to a person, of kinsmen who allow a homicide to return from exile, Lex ap.D.43.57; ἐὰν ἑλών τις ἀκουσίου φόνου . . αἰδέσηται καὶ ἀφῇ D.37.59, cf.38.22; αἰδούμενος Pl.Lg.877a; ᾐδεσμένος D.23.77.    3 of the homicide, obtain forgiveness, D.23.72 codd. αἰδ-έσιμος, ον, exciting shame or respect, venerable, M.Ant.1.9 (Sup.), Aristid.2.99J. (Sup.), Hierocl. in CA13p.448M. (Comp.): c. dat., Aristid.Or.37(2).6; as honorary title, PFlor.15.6 (vi A. D.); τοῦ προσώπου τὸ αἰ. Luc.Nigr.26; holy, Paus.3.5.6. Adv. -μως reverently, Ael.NA2.25.