αἰδέομαι

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. 3 pl. 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. OT 647, 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 CA 13p.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. NA 2.25.