ἁλυκός
halukos
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salty
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Halukos describes the salt-water side of James’s contrast with fresh water.
The term occurs in James 3:12 for the salt-water side of a contrast in which salt water cannot yield fresh water.
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Salt water contrasted with fresh water · dominant
In James 3:12, the nominative singular neuter form occurs in the clause contrasting salt water with fresh water; the APB renders the contrast, “Neither can salt water yield fresh water.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 3:12, the APB presents the clause as “Neither can salt water yield fresh water.” It cannot isolate the term beyond this salt-water contrast.