αἰδώς
Etym. αἰδέομαι
I. "a sense of shame, shame, modesty, self-respect", Hom., etc.:—personif., Ζηνὶ σύνθακος θρόνων Αἰδώς "Shame" that shares his throne with Zeus, Soph.
2. "regard for others, respect, reverence", Theogn.; τὴν ἐμὴν αἰδῶ "respect" for me, Aesch.
II. "that which causes shame", and so,
1. "a shame", Il.; as an exclam., "shame!" αἰδώς, Ἀργεῖοι, κακ᾽ ἐλέγχεα! id=Il.; αἰδώς, ὦ Λύκιοι: ποῖ φεύγετε; id=Il.
2. = τὰ αἰδοῖα, id=Il.