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

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Result
προ + σω + πο + λημ + πτεῖ + τε
pro + sō + po + lēm + ptei + te
prosōpolēmpteite

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigmas — as in sit
Omegao — same as omicron
Pip — as in pet
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Mum — as in mother
Pip — as in pet
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    pro-sō-po-lēm-PTEI-te

  2. 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 contextJames 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.