Word study · Greek

prosōpolēmpsía

partiality, favoritism

Say it: pros-o-pol-aymp-SEE-ah (approximate)

προσωπολημψία

What it means

Judging by outward appearance, favoring one over another (literally, "receiving the face"). In 6:9, "there is no partiality with him." It is also in Romans 2:11 and Colossians 3:25.

Range of meaning

  • PartialityShowing favoritism.
  • Respect of personsJudging by status.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 6

    "There is no partiality with him" (6:9).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4382 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources