STRONGS G1374:
δίψυχος,
-ον, (
δίς and
ψυχή),
double-minded;
a. wavering, uncertain, doubting: James 1:8 (
οἱ δίψυχοι καὶ οἱ διστάζοντες περὶ τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ δυνάμεως, Clement of Rome,
1 Cor. 11,
2;
ταλαίπωροί εἰσιν οἱ δίψυχοι,
οἱ διστάζοντες τὴν ψυχήν [others
τῇ ψυχῇ], ibid. 23, 3;
μὴ γίνου δίψυχος ἐν προσευχῇ σου,
εἰ ἔσται ἢ οὐ, Apostolic Constitutions 7, 11;
μὴ γίνου δίψυχος ἐν προσευχῇ σου,
μακάριος γὰρ ὁ μὴ διστάσας, Ignatius ad. Heron. 7; [cf. references in Mϋller's note on the Epistle of Barnabas, 19, 5]).
b. divided in interest namely, between God and the world:
James 4:8. Not found in secular writings. [Philo, fragment 2:663].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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1 Corinthians
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11; 11:2
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James
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1:8; 4:8