James 2:9:3Jas.2.9.W3TAB
προσωπολημπτεῖτε
prosōpolēmpteite
“you show partiality”
- Transliteration
- pro-sō-po-lēm-PTEI-te
- Extended
- proh-soh-poh-lehm-PTEI-teh
- IPA
- /pro.sɔː.po.lɛmˈptei.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you show partiality
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sō-po-lēm-PTEI-te
- sentence
EI de pro-sō-po-lēm-PTEI-te ha-mar-TI-an er-GA-ze-sthe e-len-KHO-me-noi hy-PO tou NO-mou hōs pa-ra-BA-tai
Exegesis
The present active indicative verb prosopolempteite {προσωπολημπτεῖτε | prosōpolempteîte} “you show partiality” describes ongoing discriminatory behavior, with the accusative object hamartian {ἁμαρτίαν | hamartían} “sin” denoting the moral outcome.
Root and etymology
prosōpolempteinōpi–rho–o–sigma–ō–pi–o–lambda–ē–mu–pi–tau–epsilon–iota–nu–omega
“to show partiality, show favoritism”
In context — James 2:9
But if you show partiality , you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors .
About this coordinate
James 2:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of James 2:9, so the Greek word προσωπολημπτεῖτε (prosōpolēmpteite) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jas.2.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.9.W3.S1) and character.