Definition

in a way not accepting the person, i.e. impartially

Etymology

adverb from a compound of G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of a presumed compound of G4383 (πρόσωπον) and G2983 (λαμβάνω) (compare G4381 (προσωπολήπτης));

Where the KJV renders it

• without respect of persons

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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