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Aaron; the brother of Moses, first high priest of Israel, referenced in NT as the priestly archetype.

Exultation, extreme gladness; an intense, often Spirit-prompted joy associated with God's saving acts.

To sing, especially hymns or spiritual songs in worship; vocal praise directed to God.

Eagle or vulture; a large bird of prey used as a symbol of swiftness, power, and divine judgment.

Egyptian; pertaining to Egypt or its people, used as both adjective and substantive noun.

To be ashamed, put to shame; to feel disgrace or be humiliated, often in relation to faith or conduct.

Cause, reason; responsible party or source; used of legal guilt and of Christ as author of salvation.

Disorder, instability, disturbance; social or cosmic upheaval, and the inner turmoil of a divided community.

A fisherman; one who catches fish by trade, particularly associated with the Sea of Galilee in the Gospels.

Alphaeus; a proper name of Aramaic origin, borne by two NT figures: the father of Levi (Mark 2:14) and the father of James.

Blameless, without fault or reproach; describing a person or thing that is beyond legitimate criticism.

Sand; fine granular material found on shores and deserts, often used as a figure for innumerable quantity.

To cry out loudly, shriek, scream; an intense vocal outburst often associated with demonic encounters or crowd clamor.

Rest, repose, cessation from labor or trouble; a state of refreshment for body or spirit.

To send up, send back, or refer to a higher authority; used of legal remittals and the return of persons.

Beyond accusation, unimpeachable; one against whom no formal charge can be brought.

Relief, relaxation, liberty; a loosening of pressure or constraint, whether physical, emotional, or circumstantial.

Proconsul; a Roman governor of a senatorial province, the highest civil authority in regions like Cyprus and Achaia.

An opponent or adversary, especially in a legal dispute; by extension, any hostile accuser or enemy.

To set oneself against, oppose, or resist; to array oneself in opposition to authority or persons.

Antichrist: one who opposes or falsely claims to replace Christ; a deceiver denying the Father and Son.

Invisible, unseen; that which cannot be perceived by physical sight, especially of God's nature and attributes.

Opposite, before, in the presence of; can also mean 'against' or 'contrary to.'

To kindle, light, or ignite a lamp or fire; to cause something to burn and give light.

Silver, as a precious metal or material; used for coins, idols, and building materials in the NT.

Virtue, moral excellence, or praiseworthy quality; also God's mighty deeds or glorious attributes.

Aristarchus: a Macedonian Christian from Thessalonica, companion and fellow prisoner of Paul.

Rapacious, greedy, predatory; as a noun, a robber, swindler, or extortioner.

Sick, ill; physically weak or infirm; used of those needing healing from bodily disease.

Artemis; the Greek goddess worshipped at Ephesus, whose temple was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.

Without understanding; senseless, foolish; lacking the capacity or willingness to comprehend spiritual or moral truth.

Safe, secure, certain; firm and reliable, not liable to fail or mislead; used of trustworthy information or steadfast hope.

Here, there; an adverb of place indicating the very spot where one currently is or has been directed to remain.

To make invisible, disfigure, destroy; to cause something to vanish, deteriorate, or be rendered unrecognizable.

Washing, immersion, baptism; a ceremonial or ritual cleansing by water, ranging from Jewish purification rites to Christian baptism.

Royal, kingly; pertaining to a king, whether describing a person of the royal court or something possessing regal authority.

Bush, bramble bush; the thorny shrub (Rubus) associated with God's appearance to Moses in the burning bush.

Profane, unhallowed, irreverent; accessible to all (not sacred), hence common, godless, or ritually impure.

Made of fine linen (byssus); describing luxurious cloth garments, especially in Revelation's imagery of wealth and purity.

Treasury; a place for storing valuables or receiving monetary offerings in the temple precinct.

Gaius; a proper name borne by several early Christians in the NT, a common Roman praenomen.

Milk; used literally of dairy nourishment and figuratively of elementary spiritual teaching.

Origin, birth, coming into being; used of genealogical lineage, the event of birth, and the course of existence.

Gomorrah; one of the cities of the plain destroyed by divine judgment, used as a byword for extreme wickedness.

To spend, expend; of money, resources, or oneself, sometimes with connotations of squandering or generous self-sacrifice.

Fourteen; the cardinal number used in Matthew's genealogy and Paul's chronological references.

Acceptable, welcome, pleasing; describing what is favorably received by God or by people.

To remain throughout, continue, persist; of persons enduring or states persisting unchanged over time.

To pass through, travel through a region or place, journeying from one point to another

To tear apart, rip asunder; used especially of tearing garments as a sign of grief or outrage