Threskos describes a person claiming religious devotion, tested in James 1:26 by restraint of speech.

The sole attested use describes someone who considers himself religious while failing to bridle his tongue, a claim the verse links with self-deception and futile religion.

1. Professing religious devotion · dominant

   In James 1:26, the nominative singular masculine form describes “anyone” who thinks he is religious; the clause immediately tests that profession by whether he bridles his tongue. The APB renders the clause, “If anyone thinks he is religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart.”

   James 1:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 1:26, the APB presents the term in the phrase “thinks he is religious.” Its wording confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating every aspect of the term.