Epilesmone denotes the forgetfulness contrasted with continuing as a hearer who also acts.

The attested use names the forgetfulness excluded from the contrast between a forgetful hearer and a doer who continues in James 1:25.

1. Forgetfulness opposed to active doing · dominant

   In James 1:25, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the phrase contrasting a hearer marked by forgetfulness with one who continues and does. The APB renders the clause "not becoming a forgetful hearer but a doer of work," confirming the verse-level contrast.

   James 1:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 1:25, the APB presents the term within "a forgetful hearer"; This reflects the clause's contrast rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.