Feminine noun · Perhaps from ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and εἴδω (G1492) (through the idea of downcast eyes)
Perhaps from G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492 (through the idea of downcast eyes); bashfulness, i.e. (towards men), modesty or (towards God) awe:—reverence, shamefacedness.
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a sense of shame or honour, modesty, bashfulness, reverence, regard for others, respect