δεισῐδαίμ-ων, ον,
genitive ονος, (δείδω) fearing the gods,
__1 in good sense, pious, religious, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.58, “Ages.” 11.8; δ. εἶναι καὶ φροντίζειν τῶν θεῶν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1315a1; φίλος θνητοῖς εἴς τ᾽ ἀθανάτους δ. “IG” 14.1683 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative -έστερος[[ NT.Act.17.22. ] NT]
__2 in bad sense, superstitious, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 16, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “de Pietate - Herkulanische Studien” 105 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; δ. διάθεσις, ={δεισιδαιμονία}, [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.62 ] Refs 1st c.BC+]: comparative -έστερος[[ 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 2.132 ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]: superlative -έστατος[[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Pr.Im.” 27. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+] adverb -όνως[[ Aristeas 129, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.195, 1st c.AD: Cornutus Philosophus “de Natura Deorum” 27. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]