James 1:6 uses this verb to describe the doubter who is 'like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.' The image is of something fanned or agitated by air currents—unstable, directionless, at the mercy of external forces. Ancient Greek includes fanning flames or being blown about. James employs it to illustrate spiritual instability: the double-minded person lacks the fixed confidence needed for effective prayer.