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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πρόσκλισις G4346
Pronunciation prósklisis
What does πρόσκλισις (prósklisis) mean in the Bible?
πρόσκλισις (prósklisis): Partiality as an undue inclination toward someone, compromising impartial judgment
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Questions this entry answers
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 It joined [him] 1× Acts 5:36
partiality 1× 1 Timothy 5:21
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 5:36
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Acts 1 1 Timothy 1
Source forms
προσεκλίθη 1x proseklithē Acts 5:36
πρόσκλισιν 1x prosklisin 1 Timothy 5:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x 1 Timothy 5:21
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 5:36
Evidence Summary
Justice
Greek word. Partiality as an undue inclination toward someone, compromising impartial judgment
Strong's G4346
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Timothy 5:17-25 Source Gloss
partiality
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 5:21 Noun 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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 5:21 1×
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
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain