bruo describes a spring’s issuing liquid from a single opening in the biblical occurrence.

The attested use describes a spring issuing liquid from the same opening, where the verse contrasts sweet and bitter output.

1. A spring issuing from an opening · dominant

   In James 3:11, βρύει is a present active indicative singular verb in the question about whether a spring can issue both sweet and bitter water from the same opening; the APB renders the clause “a spring does not pour forth from the same opening the sweet and the bitter.”

   James 3:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 3:11, the APB presents the action as “pour forth” from a spring’s opening. This rendering confirms the clause’s overall image rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.