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ἀπροσωπολήμπτως
Aprosópolémptós
Adverb
Without partiality / impartially

Definition

The Greek aprosópolémptós is a compound adverb meaning 'without receiving/accepting the face' — that is, without partiality or favoritism. It combines a (negative), prosópon (face/person), and lambánó (to receive).

Usage & Theological Significance

Aprosópolémptós appears once in the New Testament in 1 Peter 1:17, where Peter calls believers to conduct themselves in reverent fear during their sojourn, since they call on a Father who 'judges each person's work impartially.' God's impartiality is a foundational attribute — He does not favor the rich, the powerful, or the religiously prominent (Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11). This same impartiality is to characterize the community of faith, where 'there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female' (Galatians 3:28).

Key Bible Verses

1 Peter 1:17 Since you call on a Father who judges each person's work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.
Acts 10:34 Then Peter began to speak: 'I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism.'
Romans 2:11 For God does not show favoritism.
Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
James 2:9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.

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