apokueo describes bringing forth an outcome, whether desire brings forth sin or people are brought forth by the word of truth.

The verb is used for bringing forth what follows from an agent or source: desire brings forth sin in James 1:15, while in James 1:18 people are brought forth by the word of truth.

1. Bringing forth a resulting outcome · dominant

   In James 1:15, the present active form stands in the clause where desire, after conceiving, brings forth sin; the APB renders the clause "gives birth to sin." In James 1:18, the aorist active form describes people being brought forth by the word of truth; the APB renders "he brought us forth by the word of truth."

   James 1:15James 1:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the verb with birth imagery, using "gives birth to sin" in James 1:15 and "brought us forth" in James 1:18. These are clause-level renderings rather than definitions.