ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟΛΗΜΠΤΗΣ, προσωπολημπτης
PROSŌPOLĒMPTĒS, prosōpolēmptēs
Sounds Like: pro-so-po-LEMP-tays
Translations: respecter of persons, partial person, one who shows favoritism
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟΝ, ΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'prosopon' (face, person) and 'lambano' (to take, receive). It refers to someone who shows partiality or favoritism, especially based on outward appearance, status, or position, rather than judging impartially. It describes a person who 'takes a face' or 'accepts a person' over another, implying a lack of fairness.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G4381 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Acts of the Apostles — 10:34
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 10:34
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟΝ, ΛΑΜΒΑΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟΛΗΜΨΙΑ — partiality, favoritism, respect of persons, a partiality
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