Dipsuchos describes a person characterized in James by inner division, linked with restless conduct and a call for purified hearts.

The two occurrences present dipsuchos as a characterization of persons marked by inner division: James 1:8 connects it with restlessness in all one’s ways, while James 4:8 addresses such people in a call to purify their hearts.

1. Persons marked by inner division · dominant

   In James 1:8, the nominative singular masculine form characterizes a man whose condition is connected with being restless in all his ways; the APB renders the verse, “A double-minded man is restless in all his ways.” In James 4:8, the vocative plural masculine form directly addresses people called to purify their hearts; the APB renders, “purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

   James 1:8James 4:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “double-minded” in both verses, once describing “a double-minded man” and once addressing “you double-minded.” These renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than isolate every nuance of the Greek term.