parallage denotes the absence of change in the description of the father of lights in James 1:17.

The term denotes change or variation as something absent from the father of lights in James 1:17.

1. change absent from the father of lights · dominant

   In James 1:17, the nominative singular feminine noun occurs in the statement that every good and perfect gift is from above, from the father of lights; the APB renders the clause, "with whom there is no variation or shadow caused by turning."

   James 1:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 1:17, the APB presents the clause as "with whom there is no variation or shadow caused by turning." The term's individual English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that clause.