Word Summary
prosōpolēptēs: an accepter of a face, a respecter of persons
Original Word: προσωπολήπτηςTransliteration: prosōpolēptēs
Phonetic Spelling: (pros-o-pol-ape'-tace)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: an accepter of a face, a respecter of persons
Meaning: an accepter of a face, a respecter of persons
Strong's Concordance
one who shows partiality
From prosopon and lambano; an accepter of a face (individual), i.e. (specially), one exhibiting partiality -- respecter of persons.
see GREEK prosopon
see GREEK lambano
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4381: προσωπολήπτηςπροσωπολήπτης (
L T Tr WH προσωπολήμπτης (see Mu)),
προσωποληπτου,
ὁ (a Hellenistic formation from
πρόσωπον and
λαμβάνω; see
λαμβάνω, I. 4, p. 370b bottom),
an accepter (
A. V. respecter)
of persons (
Vulg.personarum acceptor):
Acts 10:34. Not found elsewhere (except in
Chrysostom).