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ἁλυκός
halukos
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G:A Greek

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.

Senses in use

  1. 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.

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