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Strong's #1169 - δειλός
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δειλός, ή, όν, (δέος):
I of persons,
1. cowardly, opp. ἄλκιμος, Il. 13.278; opp. ἀνδρεῖος, Pl. Phdr. 239a, etc.: hence, vile, worthless, Il. 1.293; δειλαί τοι δειλῶν γε καὶ ἐγγύαι Od. 8.351; opp. ἐσθλός, lowborn, mean, Hes. Fr. 164; πλοῦτος καὶ δειλοῖσιν ἀνθρώπων ὁμιλεῖ B. 1.50; ἀγαθοὶ δειλῶν ἐπὶ δαῖτας ἴσιν Eup. 289; of animals, Hdt. 3.108: c.gen., δειλὸς μυάγρης afraid of.., AP 9.410 (Tull. Sab.): c. inf., ib.6.232 (Crin.). Adv. -λῶς Theoc. Adon. 15, Plu. 2.26b.
2. more commonly, miserable, wretched, with a compassionate sense, δειλοὶ βροτοί poor mortals! Il. 22.31, al.; ἆ δειλέ poor wretch! ἆ δειλοί poor wretches! 17.201, Od. 20.351; ἆ δειλὲ ξείνων 14.361; Πατροκλῆος δειλοῖο Il. 17.670.
II of things, miserable, wretched, γῆρας Hes. Op. 113; δ. δ' ἐνὶ πυθμένι φειδώ ib. 369; τὰ δ. κέρδη S. Ant. 326; ἔργα, λόγος, etc., Thgn. 307, E. Andr. 757, etc.: Comp., Longin. 2.1: Sup., Ar. Pl. 123: neut. pl. as Adv., ὀχλεῖ μοι δειλὰ ὁ Τρωΐλος PIand. 11.4 (iii A.D.). — Trag. use δειλός chiefly in former sense, δείλαιος in latter.
δειλός, δείλη, δειλόν (δείδω to fear), timid, fearful: Matthew 8:28; Mark 4:40; in Revelation 21:8 of Christians who through cowardice give way under persecutions and apostatize. (From Homer down.)
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δειλός , -ή , όν
(< δέος ),
[in LXX for H7390, etc.;]
cowardly, fearful: Matthew 8:26, Mark 4:40, Revelation 21:8.†
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For the neut. plur. used adverbially, see P Iand 11.4 (iii/A.D.) ὀχλεῖ μοι δῖλα ὁ Τρωίλος . MGr δειλός = ";timid,"; ";shy.";
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