κατήφεια
katēpheia
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gloominess
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katepheia denotes the dejected state set against joy in James 4:9.
The attested use denotes a dejected condition in the call for laughter to be turned into mourning and joy into dejection in James 4:9.
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Dejection in mourning · dominant
The accusative singular feminine form occurs in the clause that contrasts joy with a dejected condition. In James 4:9 the APB renders the surrounding appeal, “let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 4:9, the APB presents the clause with “joy into dejection.” That wording confirms the clause's overall contrast without isolating every lexical contribution.