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To favor

προσωποληπτέωStrong’s G4380

prosōpolēpteō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Prosōpolēpteō is the Greek word usually translated “show partiality”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.”
James 2:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “show partiality”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • you show partiality 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • James 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    προσωποληπτέω prosōpolēpteō · to favor

    προσωπολημπτέω (Rec. -ληπτ-), -ῶ (-λήμπτης, which see), to have respect of persons: Jas.2:9.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “favor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    FA'VOR, noun

    [Latin favor faveo.]

    1. Kind regard; kindness; countenance; propitious aspect; friendly disposition.“Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain” Proverbs 31:30
    2. Support; defense; vindication; or disposition to aid, befriend, support, promote or justify.
    3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; any act of grace or good will, as distinguished from acts of justice or renumeration.
    4. Lenity; mildness or mitigation of punishment.
    All definitions and other forms of “favor”
    1. Leave; good will; a yielding or concession to another; pardon.
    2. The object of kind regard; the person or thing favored.
    3. A gift or present; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of affection.
    4. A feature; countenance. [Not used.]
    5. Advantage; convenience afforded for success.
    6. Partiality; bias.

    FA'VOR, verb transitive

    1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid or have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to countenance; to befriend; to encourage.“Thou shalt arise, and have mercy on Zion; for the time to favor her, yea, the set time is come” Psalms 102:13
    2. To afford advantages for success; to facilitate.
    3. To resemble in features.
    4. To ease; to spare.

    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.