rhuparos describes a defiling condition, applied to clothing and to a person characterized as vile.

The two occurrences apply the term to clothing described as filthy and to a person described as vile, showing a defiling quality in both a visible and personal setting.

1. Defiling condition in clothing and persons · dominant

   In James 2:2, the dative singular feminine form modifies clothing worn by the poor man; the APB renders the clause "a poor man in filthy clothing." In Revelation 22:11, the nominative singular masculine form identifies a person set alongside those who do wrong, do right, and are holy; the APB renders "let the vile person continue to be vile."

   James 2:2Revelation 22:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "filthy" for clothing in James 2:2 and "vile" for a person in Revelation 22:11. These renderings show the verses' presentation rather than a precise one-to-one equivalence.