πρόσ-κλῐσις G4346
inclination toward, attachment to, or partiality in judgment
A term for leaning toward someone, whether physically or metaphorically. In Acts 5:36, it describes followers attaching themselves to the rebel Theudas. In 1 Timothy 5:21, Paul warns Timothy to avoid partiality—literally, 'according to inclination'—when judging church matters. The root idea is 'leaning against' or 'inclining toward,' easily shifting from neutral association to favoritism.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The evidence spans 'was attached' (Acts 5:36) and 'partiality' (1 Timothy 5:21), showing the term's range from physical association to biased judgment. Spanish 'se unieron' and French 'inclinaison' capture both senses. Acts uses it for political adherence to a leader, while 1 Timothy condemns favoritism in church discipline—both involve improper leaning toward certain people. 2×
AR["اِنْضَمَّ", "مُحاباةٍ"]·ben["পক্ষপাতিত্বের।", "যোগ-দিল"]·DE["sich-zuwenden", "προσεκλίθη"]·EN["partiality", "was-attached"]·FR["inclinaison", "πρόσκλισιν"]·heb["מִשְׂא-פָּנִים", "נִלְווּ"]·HI["-गिनती", "पकशपअत"]·ID["bergabung,", "keberpihakan"]·IT["avere-tendenza", "prosklisin"]·jav["nyaketi,", "pilih-kasih."]·KO["그-에게", "편파."]·PT["parcialidade"]·RU["пристало", "пристрастию"]·ES["parcialidad", "se-unieron"]·SW["ubaguzi", "walijiunga-naye"]·TR["katıldı", "kayırma"]·urd["طرفداری۔", "مل-گئے"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
πρόσ-κλῐσις, εως, ἡ, leaning against, ζῴου πρὸς δένδρον Refs 1st c.BC+ __2 genuflexion, Refs 4th c.AD+ __II inclination, predilection, τῶν γερόντων Refs 2nd c.BC+; τινι to one, Refs; π. δόγμασιν Refs 2nd c.AD+; κατὰ πρόσκλισιν with partiality, NT