Karphos (The Mote / Speck)
EN — Transliteration: Kárphos
Karphos (κάρφος) designates a small piece of dry wood, a twig, a speck of chaff, or a tiny straw. In Jesus' teaching, it represents the minor faults or flaws of a brother, often magnified by the look of a censor.
Karphos is the symbol of the minor flaw upon which the legalist gaze focuses, unable to see the beam of its own judgment.
🌾 The Twig in the Eye
The karphos is not imaginary (the other does have a small defect or injury in their eye), but the inquisitorial method to extract it is brutal and destructive when led by someone lacking internal discernment.
Perspective Conceptuelle
Symbolic Visualization: A tiny golden twig floating in the air, hit by a fine concentrated beam of light.
Source Historique / Géographique
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