constructions are possible, although James uses a similar construction at 3:8 to follow a general assertion with a more specific example set in apposition to the leading noun. The use of the explicitly gendered ἀνήρ, rather than ἄνθρωπος, indicates that James is imagining a male to illustrate his point. Mayor (42) observes that James uses ἄνθρωπος with modifiers that generalize the condition of the subject (ἐκεῖνος, πᾶς, οὐδείς), but ἀνήρ for modifiers that specify the condition of the