James 1:17
17EveryΠᾶσαact of givingδόσιςgoodἀγαθὴandκαὶeveryπᾶνgiftδώρημαperfectτέλειονfrom aboveἄνωθένisἐστιν,coming downκαταβαῖνονfromἀπὸtheτοῦFatherπατρὸςτῶνof lightsφώτων,withπαρ’whomᾧnotοὐκthere isἔνιvariationπαραλλαγὴorἢof shiftingτροπῆςshadowἀποσκίασμα.
Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
Vocab difficulty
91.3
Rare words
δόσις
δόσις
a giving, gift, donation.
δώρημα
δώρημα
a gift, bounty.
παραλλαγὴ
παραλλαγή
a change, variation, mutation.
τροπῆς
τροπή
a turning, change, mutation.
ἀποσκίασμα
ἀποσκίασμα
either a shadow cast by an object, or a faint image or copy of an object.