This compound verb literally means to receive or accept someone's face, an idiom for showing favoritism or partiality. It describes the act of judging people based on external status, appearance, or position rather than on merit or justice. James uses this term to rebuke believers who show favoritism in their assemblies, violating the law of love. The multilingual glosses reflect the concept: Spanish 'hacéis acepción de personas' (you show partiality to persons), pointing to the unjust practice of preferential treatment. This vice contradicts the character of God, who shows no partiality.