Jam 3:11 | RWP | e4.org | The fountain ( η πηγη ). Old word for spring ( ). Opening ( οπης ). Old word for fissure in the earth, in N.T. only here and (caves). Send forth ( βρυε ). Present active indicative of βρυω , old verb, to bubble up, to gush forth, here only in N.T. The use of μητ shows that a negative answer is expected in this rhetorical question. The sweet and the bitter ( το γλυκυ κα το πικρον ). Cognate accusatives with βρυε . Separate articles to distinguish sharply the two things. The neuter singular articular adjective is a common way of presenting a quality. Γλυκυς is an old adjective (in N.T. only here and .), the opposite of πικρον (from old root, to cut, to prick), in N.T. only here and verse (sharp, harsh).

‏ James 3:11

The fountain ( η πηγη ). Old word for spring (Joh 4:14).

Opening ( οπης ). Old word for fissure in the earth, in N.T. only here and Heb 11:38 (caves).

Send forth ( βρυε ). Present active indicative of βρυω, old verb, to bubble up, to gush forth, here only in N.T. The use of μητ shows that a negative answer is expected in this rhetorical question.

The sweet and the bitter ( το γλυκυ κα το πικρον ). Cognate accusatives with βρυε. Separate articles to distinguish sharply the two things. The neuter singular articular adjective is a common way of presenting a quality. Γλυκυς is an old adjective (in N.T. only here and Re 10:9f.), the opposite of πικρον (from old root, to cut, to prick), in N.T. only here and verse 14 (sharp, harsh).