Partiality
πρόσκλισιςStrong’s G4346prosklisis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Prosklisis is the Greek word usually translated “partiality”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.”
Meaning
Usually translated “partiality”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- partiality 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
πρόσκλισις prosklisis · partiality
πρόσ-κλισις, -εως, ἡ (προσκλίνω), inclination partiality: 1Ti.5:21.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “partiality” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PARTIALITY, noun
parshal'ity. Inclination to favor one party or one side of a question more than the other; an undue bias of mind towards one party or side, which is apt to warp the judgment. partiality springs from the will and affections, rather than from a love of truth and justice.
- A stronger inclination to one thing than to others; as a partiality for poetry or painting; a colloquial use.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.