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gain, profit; advantage or benefit obtained, whether material or spiritual

herald; one who makes public proclamations or announces important messages

Claudius; Roman personal name borne by both the emperor and a military tribune

region, district; a geographical area or territory defined by climate or political boundaries

small bed, pallet; a modest portable bed or stretcher for carrying the sick

money-changer; one who exchanges currency and changes large coins into smaller denominations

to cease, abate; to stop or grow calm, especially of wind or storms

guard; a Roman military guard or watch detail assigned to secure a location

steep bank, cliff; a precipitous slope or overhanging cliff face

law court, tribunal; a judicial assembly for deciding legal disputes

all around, round about; from all sides, in a circle

Cyprian, of Cyprus; a person from the island of Cyprus

to stoop down, bend forward; to bow or incline the body downward

revelry, carousing; wild partying characterized by excessive drinking and loss of self-control

violent windstorm, whirlwind; a furious storm with powerful winds, often accompanied by rain

to minister, serve; to perform religious or public service, especially in worship or priestly duties

lepton; the smallest Greek copper coin, worth about 1/128 of a denarius

Levi; Hebrew personal name borne by the patriarch and the disciple called by Jesus

Levite; a member of the tribe of Levi who assisted priests in temple service

made of stone; constructed from or consisting of stone

harbor, haven; a sheltered coastal area where ships can anchor safely

insult, verbal abuse; reviling or slanderous speech intended to shame another

Luke; the physician and Gospel writer, Paul's traveling companion

Lydda; a town in Judea located on the coastal plain between Joppa and Jerusalem

Lysias; the Roman tribune (Claudius Lysias) who rescued Paul and commanded the Jerusalem garrison

to redeem, ransom; to liberate by paying a price, to deliver from bondage through purchase

redemption; the act of ransoming or liberating through payment of a price

blessedness, happiness; the state of being blessed or experiencing divine favor

sickness, disease; illness or bodily ailment, weakness of the body

Manasseh; the name of Joseph's firstborn son and a king of Judah

breast, chest; the front of the upper body, sometimes specifically referring to a woman's breast

futility, emptiness; the quality of being purposeless, vain, or without value

majesty, greatness; splendor, magnificence, or grandeur befitting divine or royal persons

majesty; divine greatness, splendor, and sovereign power

great ones, magnates; powerful, wealthy, or high-ranking individuals

drunkenness; the state of intoxication or habitual excessive drinking

ink, the dark liquid medium for writing or drawing

black, dark in color

rather, on the contrary; emphatic adversative particle expressing certainty or contrast

mid-heaven, the zenith or highest point of the sky

change, removal, transference from one state or position to another

turn around, transform, pervert, change direction or nature

length, the linear dimension from end to end

Miletus, an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Asia Minor

recompense, reward, the payment or consequence due for actions

hired worker, a laborer working for wages

hired servant, hireling, one who works for pay rather than ownership or loyalty

memorial, remembrance, something that preserves memory

betrothed, engaged to be married

basket, bushel, a dry-measure container or vessel