Prosōpolēpsia προσωποληψία
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| προσωποληψία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | prosōpolēpsia |
| Strong's number | G4382 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | favoritism |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (1) |
Prosōpolēpsia (Greek προσωποληψία, Strong's G4382) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “favoritism”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
προσωπολημψία (Rec. -ληψία), -ας, ἡ
(προσωπολήμπτης)
respect of persons: Rom.2:11, Eph.6:9, Col.3:25, Jas.2:1 (see Mayor, in l).†
(AS)
(προσωπολήμπτης)
respect of persons: Rom.2:11, Eph.6:9, Col.3:25, Jas.2:1 (see Mayor, in l).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | persons (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | favoritism (4) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Prosōpolēpsia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 2:11For there is no respect of persons with God.For God does not show favoritism.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 6:9And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.
Colossians
- Colossians 3:25But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
James
- James 2:1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).