Lexicon
ἐλαφρία
elaphria
G1644
G:N-F Greek

lightness

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Elaphria denotes the lightness of conduct that the speaker denies in his planning.

Its sole attested use describes a lightness that the speaker explicitly rejects in connection with his planning.

Senses in use

  1. Lightness denied in planning · dominant

    In 2 Corinthians 1:17, the dative singular feminine form occurs in the denial of acting this way while planning; the APB renders the clause, "I did not act in lightness," before contrasting planning according to the flesh and inconsistent "yes yes and no no."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 1:17, the APB presents the clause as "I did not act in lightness." This rendering confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating every element of the Greek.

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