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αἰδέομαι

I feel shame / awe

Source Homer, Iliad 6.442

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Etymology

1st sg. pres. mid. of αἰδέομαι, the Homeric verb of social shame (αἰδώς); the verb Cicero quotes from Hector's soliloquy.

Occurrences in 3 works (3 total)

Ad Atticum 7.1 16 October 50 BC · 1 occurrence
Ad Atticum 8.16 4 March 49 BC · 1 occurrence
Ad Atticum 13.24 11 July 45 BC · 1 occurrence

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