- δεισιδαίμων
- respectful of what is divine, religious
- respectful of what is divine; religious, perhaps, rather than superstitious (the usual meaning).
- δεισιδαίμων
- religious
- G:A
- δεισι-δαίμων, -ον
(< δείδω, to fear; δαίμων, deity)
reverent to the deity, religious; compar. -μονεστέρους (AV, too superstitious, R, txt., somewhat superstitious, a sense in wh. the word is sometimes used; cf. Field, Notes, 125), more religious, God fearing, than others, quite religious (Abbott, Essays, 105 ff.; Deiss., LAE, 285): Act.17:22.†
SYN.: εὐσεβής (which see), θεοσεβής, θρῆσκος (Cremer, 681; DB, ext., 142 a). (AS)
1) in a good sense
1a) reverencing god or the gods, pious, religious
2) in a bad sense
2a) superstitious
1a) reverencing god or the gods, pious, religious
2) in a bad sense
2a) superstitious