Greek: γινώσκοντες ὅτι τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως κατεργάζεται ὑπομονήν·ἡ δὲ ὑπομονὴ ἔργον τέλειον ἐχέτω, ἵνα ἦτε τέλειοι καὶ ὁλόκληροι, ἐν μηδενὶ λειπόμενοι.
Definition for anadiplosis: "repetition in the first part of a clause or sentence of a prominent word from the latter part of the preceding clause or sentence, usually with a change or extension of meaning."
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/anadiplosis
See also James 1:19-20; 26-27.
In James 1:3-4, the prominent word is "endurance" (ὑπομονήν and ἡ ὑπομονὴ)
Sources:
https://scholar.sun.ac.za/bitstreams/f7fa7aa5-b1ca-4d2f-904d-724a89651357/download
https://diu.edu/documents/jlcr/jlcr-3.1-2022.pdf
Richard A. Lanham. A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms. Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press, 1991. Second Edition, Page 10.
Sporadic theological and historical musings by Edgar Foster (Ph.D. in Theology and Religious Studies and one of Jehovah's Witnesses).
Friday, July 19, 2024
anadiplosis in James 1:3-4
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