What does πρόσκλισις (prósklisis) mean in the Bible?
πρόσκλισις (prósklisis): Partiality as an undue inclination toward someone, compromising impartial judgment
Greek · G4346
πρόσκλισις
Partiality
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πρόσκλισιςG4346
Pronunciationprósklisis
What does πρόσκλισις (prósklisis) mean in the Bible?
πρόσκλισις (prósklisis): Partiality as an undue inclination toward someone, compromising impartial judgment
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How does the BSB render G4346?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include joined [him] (1), partiality (1).
Where does πρόσκλισις (prósklisis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 5:36. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itjoined [him]1×Acts 5:36
partiality1×1 Timothy 5:21
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 5:36
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Acts11 Timothy1
Source forms
προσεκλίθη1xproseklithēActs 5:36
πρόσκλισιν1xprosklisin1 Timothy 5:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1x1 Timothy 5:21
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 5:36
Evidence Summary
Justice
Greek word. Partiality as an undue inclination toward someone, compromising impartial judgment
Strong'sG4346
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Timothy 5:17-25Source Gloss
partiality
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Partiality as an undue inclination toward someone, compromising impartial judgment
(προσκλίνω), inclination partiality: 1Ti.5:21.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 5:21Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
πρόσκλισιν.prosklisin
partiality
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Feminine1 Tim 5:211×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
Inclination toward one party over another.
Word Origins
πρόσκλισις is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Justice in the church must reflect God’s impartial character.1 Timothy 5:17-25
Canonical Themes
Justice