δ368Δεισιδαιμονία
fear of the gods, piety, superstition
[Meaning] discretion in regard to the divine, timidity, doubt concerning the faith. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] deisidai/mwn ["god-fearing"], as if afraid. The Apostle [says]: "men of Athens, I see that…
Δεισιδαιμονία· εὐλάβεια περὶ τὸ θεῖον, δειλία, ἀμφιβολία περὶ τὴν πίστιν. καὶ Δεισιδαίμων, οἱονεὶ δεδοικώς. ὁ Ἀπόστολος· ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, ὡς δεισιδαιμονεστέρους ὑμᾶς θεωρῶ. ἀντὶ…
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