respecter of persons

respecter of persons

English

Etymology

Probably originally from Acts 10:34 in the King James Version of the Bible, translating Koine Greek προσωπολήμπτης (prosōpolḗmptēs).[1]

Noun

respecter of persons (plural respecters of persons)

1. Someone who treats people according to their rank, status or importance.

   Be careful: a hurricane is no respecter of persons.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 10:34:

     Then Peter opened his mouth, and ſaid, Of a trueth I perceiue þ^t God is no reſpecter of perſons:

Usage notes

• Met most frequently in the phrase "no respecter of persons".

Synonyms

• accepter (obsolete)

References

1. The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, OCLC 964384981, Acts 10:34: “Then Peter opened his mouth, and ſaid, Of a trueth I perceiue þ^t God is no reſpecter of perſons”.