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θανατήφορος
thanatēphoros
G2287
G:A Greek

deadly

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Thanatephoros describes poison in James 3:8 as capable of bringing death.

Its sole attested use characterizes the poison associated with the untamable tongue as death-bringing in James 3:8.

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  1. Death-bringing poison · dominant

    In James 3:8, the genitive singular masculine adjective qualifies poison in the clause about the tongue, which no human can tame. The APB renders the clause “full of deadly poison,” confirming the verse's portrayal of poison as bringing death.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 3:8, the APB presents the clause as “full of deadly poison.” This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause's overall portrayal rather than a precise lexical equivalence.

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