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truly, surely, indeed (particle of affirmation or asseveration); in truth

us (accusative first-person plural pronoun); objective case of 'we'

we (first-person plural nominative pronoun); the speakers or writers as a group

I was, you were (imperfect first/second person singular of εἰμί); past existence or state

us, to us (dative first-person plural pronoun); indirect object or relational case

of us, from us (genitive first-person plural pronoun); possessive or source

I/he/she was, used to be (imperfect indicative of εἰμί); past durative existence

let it be (late form of imperative from εἰμί); third-person command or permission

dirge, lamentation; a song of mourning or complaint

behold, see, look (aorist imperative singular); command to direct attention

behold, lo, look (interjection); particle directing attention to what follows

Hierapolis (Holy City); a city in the Lycus valley in Asia Minor

in order that, so that, that (conjunction of purpose or result); where (relative adverb)

I know (perfect of εἴδω with present meaning); to have seen and therefore know

I am, you are (present indicative of εἰμί in various persons); simple assertion of being

Joses (Greek form of Joseph); name of several New Testament figures

and indeed, and even (καί with emphatic particle γε); compound connective with emphasis

Fair Havens (Καλοὶ Λιμένες); a harbor on the southern coast of Crete

to bring down, cause to descend; to lower from a higher place

remnant, what is left over; a surviving portion

alone, apart, in private (adverb); better understood as κατὰ μόνας (according to solitude)

to shoot down with arrows, strike dead with archery; to pierce with projectiles

success, right action, correct achievement; what is accomplished rightly or virtuously

honeycomb; the wax cells filled with honey, also used metaphorically for sweetness

Colossian; a resident or native of Colossae (variant spelling: Κολασσαεύς/Κολοσσαεύς)

Lebbaeus; alternative or additional name for the apostle also called Thaddaeus or Simon the Zealot

I, first-person pronoun; oblique cases from different root (genitive ἐμοῦ, etc.)

to be or become very great

lying between as boundary; border country, marches (neut. pl. τὰ μεθόρια)

great, big (in size, stature, age, or significance); μέγας with full declension from stem μεγάλο-

great, big (comparative/superlative forms or specific inflections of μέγας)

great, big (additional forms or variant uses of μέγας)

of bees, honey-related; honeycomb (κηρίον μελίσσειον); beehive (τὸ μελίσσειον)

if haply, if (conditional particle with subjunctive, from ἐάν contracted to κἄν with καί)

in that place, there; where; whither (local adverb, also final conjunction 'in order that')

emphatic double negative: not at all, by no means (in denial or prohibition)

negative after fear/apprehension: lest not, that not (μὴ οὐ with subjunctive or indicative)

not yet (adverb); lest yet (conjunction with subjunctive)

anyone, anything (indefinite, = μηδείς in old/Cretan Greek); in questions, imperatives, wishes, after fear/doubt

mother-state, metropolis (city in relation to her colonies)

one (numeral and emphatic); a single one, one alone; εἷς with feminine μία, neuter ἕν

small, little (in size, stature, age, or significance); σμικρός/μικρός with varied dialectal forms

to be mindful of, remember (with genitive); to woo, court a bride

I, first-person pronoun (emphatic/special forms; variant entry for G3165)

I, first-person pronoun (additional forms; variant entry for G3165/G3427)

mill-house, place where grain is ground; also metaphorical for laborious work

Neapolis, 'new city' (proper name of several cities in Greek world)

Nero, Roman emperor (proper name; reign 54-68 AD)

Nineveh, capital of ancient Assyria (Hebrew נִינְוֵה; proper name)

now (adverb of present time, immediate past, or imminent future); the present moment or era