Lexicon
ἔμφυτος
emphutos
G1721
G:A Greek

implanted/ingrafted

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Emphutos describes the word received as implanted, in a call to put aside evil and receive it gently.

The term describes the word as implanted and to be received with gentleness after setting aside filth and excess evil in James 1:21.

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  1. The word received as implanted · dominant

    In James 1:21, the accusative singular masculine adjective modifies “word” within the command to receive it with gentleness after putting aside filth and excess evil. The APB renders the clause “receive with gentleness the implanted word that is able to save your souls.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 1:21, the APB presents the term in the phrase “the implanted word.” This rendering is read alongside the adjective’s clause position and morphology.

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