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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4382. προσωποληψία (prosópolémpsia) -- Partiality, favoritism</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4382.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/2-45.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4382.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4382</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4381.htm" title="4381">◄</a> 4382. prosópolémpsia <a href="../greek/4383.htm" title="4383">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">prosópolémpsia: Partiality, favoritism</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">προσωποληψία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>prosópolémpsia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pro-so-po-LEM-psia<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pros-o-pol-ape-see'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Partiality, favoritism<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>partiality, favoritism.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from πρόσωπον (prosopon, meaning "face" or "person") and λαμβάνω (lambanō, meaning "to receive" or "to take"). The compound suggests the idea of "receiving the face" or "showing partiality."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of impartiality is echoed in the Hebrew Scriptures, though not with a direct lexical equivalent. Related ideas can be found in passages like Deuteronomy 10:17, where God is described as one who "shows no partiality" (לֹא יִשָּׂא פָנִים, lo yissa panim).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Prosópolémpsia refers to the act of showing favoritism or partiality, particularly in judgment or treatment of others. It implies making decisions or forming opinions based on external appearances or social status rather than on merit or justice. In the New Testament, it is used to emphasize the impartial nature of God's judgment and the call for believers to emulate this divine attribute.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, social status and external appearances often influenced judgments and interactions. Favoritism was common, with people often receiving preferential treatment based on wealth, citizenship, or social connections. The early Christian community, however, was called to transcend these societal norms, reflecting the impartiality of God who judges not by outward appearances but by the heart.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4381.htm">prosópolémptés</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>respect of persons<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>partiality (3), personal favoritism (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4382: προσωποληψία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">προσωποληψία</span></span> (<span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">προσωπολημψία</span> (see Mu)), <span class="greek2">προσωποληψιας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (a Hellenistic formation; (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">προσωπολήπτης</span></span>)), <span class="accented">respect of persons</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">personarum acceptio</span>), <span class="accented">partiality,</span> the fault of one who when called on to requite or to give judgment has respect to the outward circumstances of men and not to their intrinsic merits, and so prefers, as the more worthy, one who is rich, high-born, or powerful, to another who is destitute of such gifts: <a href="/interlinear/romans/2-11.htm">Romans 2:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-9.htm">Ephesians 6:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-25.htm">Colossians 3:25</a>; plural (which relates to the various occasions and instances in which this fault shows itself (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 176 (166); <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 123, 2, 2)), <a href="/interlinear/james/2-1.htm">James 2:1</a>. (Ecclesiastical writings.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>partiality<p>From <a href="/greek/4381.htm">prosopoleptes</a>; partiality, i.e. Favoritism -- respect of persons. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4381.htm">prosopoleptes</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>προσωπολημψια προσωπολημψία προσωπολημψιαις προσωπολημψίαις προσωποληψία προσωποληψίαις prosopolempsia prosopolempsía prosōpolēmpsia prosōpolēmpsía prosopolempsiais prosopolempsíais prosōpolēmpsiais prosōpolēmpsíais<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/2-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 2:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γάρ ἐστιν <b>προσωπολημψία</b> παρὰ τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For there is no <span class="itali">partiality</span> with God.<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> no <span class="itali">respect of persons</span> with<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed there is <span class="itali">partiality</span> with<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 6:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐρανοῖς καὶ <b>προσωπολημψία</b> οὐκ ἔστιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and there is no <span class="itali">partiality</span> with Him.<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is there <span class="itali">respect of persons</span> with<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] heavens and <span class="itali">partiality</span> not there is<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/3-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 3:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐκ ἔστιν <b>προσωπολημψία</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and that without <span class="itali">partiality.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> there is no <span class="itali">respect of persons.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not there is <span class="itali">partiality</span><p><b><a href="/text/james/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 2:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ ἐν <b>προσωπολημψίαις</b> ἔχετε τὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Christ <span class="itali">with [an attitude of] personal favoritism.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with <span class="itali">respect of persons.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/james/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not with <span class="itali">partiality</span> do have the<p><b><a href="/greek/4382.htm">Strong's Greek 4382</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4382.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/proso_pole_mpsia_4382.htm">προσωπολημψία — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/proso_pole_mpsiais_4382.htm">προσωπολημψίαις — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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