Word study · Greek

prósklisis

partiality

Say it: PROS-klis-is (approximate)

πρόσκλισις

What it means

Leaning toward, partiality (pros "toward" plus klinō "to lean"). In 5:21, "doing nothing by partiality." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • PartialityLeaning toward one side.
  • FavoritismPreferring someone.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 5

    "Doing nothing by partiality" (5:21). The word appears only here.

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4346 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources