"respect of persons, partiality, Rom. 2:11; Eph. 6:9; Col. 3:25; Jas. 2:1*"
Definition and meaning
respect of persons, partiality, Rom. 2:11; Eph. 6:9; Col. 3:25; Jas. 2:1*
In the original Greek the word is written: προσωπολημψία
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of prosopolempsia (G4382) across the King James Bible.
For there is no respect of persons with God.
And, 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.
But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
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Common questions
Strong's G4382 (prosopolempsia) is a Greek word that means: respect of persons, partiality, Rom. 2:11; Eph. 6:9; Col. 3:25; Jas. 2:1* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word prosopolempsia (G4382) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4382 is prosopolempsia, a Greek word defined as: respect of persons, partiality, Rom. 2:11; Eph. 6:9; Col. 3:25; Jas. 2:1*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
prosopolempsia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.