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cargo, freight carried by ship or beast of burden

nakedness, state of being unclothed or inadequately clothed, vulnerability and shame

fifteen, the cardinal number 15

Decapolis, region of ten cities east and southeast of the Sea of Galilee

tenth, the ordinal number in sequence or a tenth part as a fraction

to entice, lure, or trap by bait, especially into sin or error

Derbe, city in Lycaonia where Paul ministered and made disciples

to bind, tie up, or put in chains, either literally or figuratively

jailer, prison guard, keeper of a jail or dungeon

clear, evident, manifest, plain; visible to the mind or senses, leaving no room for doubt or obscurity

Demas, companion of Paul who later deserted him, loving the present world

Demetrius, name of a silversmith who opposed Paul and a commended Christian disciple

to cross over, pass through, traverse from one side to another

to see clearly, look intently, or perceive with clarity and precision

to announce, proclaim publicly, give notice or declare widely

to pass, elapse, go by, particularly of time intervals

diadem, royal headband or crown symbolizing sovereignty and kingship

to gird around, wrap around the waist, put on a belt or garment

distributions, varieties, differences, or divisions distinguishing one thing from another

discernment, ability to judge, distinguish, or discriminate between different things

to plunder, spoil, seize goods by force or pillage

to scatter, disperse, spread abroad, particularly of people forced from their homes

Diaspora, Dispersion, scattered Jewish communities living outside the promised land

distinction, difference, differentiation that marks one thing as separate from another

to spread abroad, publish widely, make known throughout a region

taught, instructed, learned through teaching rather than innate or natural

Didymus, a Greek name meaning 'twin' used as a designation for the apostle Thomas

to stand apart, go farther, depart; marking spatial or temporal distance between events or persons

justice, penalty, retribution; the personified or enacted principle of moral order and its consequences

two-edged, double-mouthed; specifically describing swords or blades with cutting edges on both sides

female slave, bondwoman, servant; a woman in servitude, often used in self-designation before God

drachma, a Greek silver coin worth approximately a day's wage, used in Jesus' parable of the lost coin

race, course; a path to be run, metaphorically one's life mission or appointed service

ruler, sovereign, powerful one; a person of great authority or might, from local officials to divine majesty

to be able, to be powerful; expressing capacity, potency, or enablement for action

with difficulty, hardly; describing something achieved only through great effort or struggle

to grant freely, bestow, give as a gift; emphasizing the gracious, unmerited nature of the giving

Hebrew (language or dialect); specifically the Aramaic vernacular spoken in first-century Judea

to write in, inscribe, engrave; to record permanently, especially in metaphorical registers of belonging

firm, steadfast, settled; describing unwavering stability in position, purpose, or conviction

sincerity, purity of motive; unmixed genuineness without pretense or ulterior purpose

to leap in, rush in, spring up; sudden, impulsive movement, often emotionally charged

hundredfold, a hundred times as much; exponential multiplication as divine blessing on sacrifice

a way out, outcome, result; the end or exit of a situation, especially as deliverance or life's terminus

to be away from home, be absent, be in exile; specifically absence from the body as sojourn from heavenly home

to break off, to be broken off (especially of branches); in passive voice, removed violently or severed from connection

to turn away, turn aside, avoid; deliberate deviation from a path, standard, or association

to sail out, sail away, set sail; maritime departure from port, beginning a voyage

to breathe out one's last breath, to expire, to die; specifically the moment of death when breathing ceases

to breathe out one's soul, expire, die suddenly; emphatic term for sudden or dramatic death