προσωπολημπτέω (prosōpolaʸmptέō) — to show favoritism / to be partial / partiality

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Constructions: προσωπολημπτέω; ὁράω; λαμβάνω

Sense 1: to show favoritism, to be partial, partiality

Semantic entry: 88.238

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Show Favoritism, Prejudice

Definition: to make unjust distinctions between people by treating one person better than another

Notes: ‘To show favoritism’ or ‘to be partial’ is expressed in an idiomatic manner in some languages, for example, ‘to look only upon a person’s face,’ ‘to call a sparrow a chicken,’ or ‘to give one’s clansman the best piece of meat.’

Show passage in OET: JAM 2:9

OET-RV JAM 2:9

9 But if you’re showing favouritism, then you’re all sinning by breaking the law.

OET-LV JAM 2:9

9 But if you _all _are _showing _favouritism, sin you _all _are _doing, being _rebuked by the law as transgressors.

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

προσωπολημπτέω

Form 1

Sense 1: to show favoritism, to be partial, partiality