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very, exceedingly, greatly — intensive adverb amplifying the degree of an action or quality

famine, hunger — severe scarcity of food, whether regional catastrophe or personal deprivation

lampstand — a stand for holding lamps, including the temple menorah and metaphorical church-lampstands

Magdalene — epithet of Mary from the town of Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee

especially, most of all, above all — superlative adverb marking the highest degree or priority

To move from one place or state to another; depart, pass over, or relocate.

moros -- foolish, stupid; lacking wisdom or good sense, morally or intellectually dull

Nazareth -- the Galilean town where Jesus was raised, also spelled Nazara

odous -- tooth; a hard bony structure in the jaw, often in 'gnashing of teeth' imagery

oikodespotes -- master of a house, householder; one who owns and manages a household

A vision or supernatural sight granted by God, often during prayer or trance; also a striking spectacle that arrests attention.

horion -- region, border, boundary; the territorial limits or district of a place

To beg off, make excuses, refuse, reject, or earnestly request — covering the full arc from polite declination to firm refusal.

To seize or apprehend a person by force; also to catch fish or game.

To multiply or cause to increase in number; passively, to grow, abound, or be multiplied.

To be or become rich, whether in material wealth or in spiritual blessing and divine grace.

porne -- prostitute, harlot; used literally and figuratively of spiritual idolatry in Revelation

prautes -- gentleness, meekness; the quality of mild, humble self-restraint as a spiritual virtue

Purpose, deliberate resolve, or plan; also the setting forth of the showbread before God.

To take to oneself: receive into fellowship, take aside privately, or take for personal use (especially food).

proi -- early in the morning, at dawn; a temporal adverb indicating the first hours of daylight

punthanomai -- to inquire, ask, learn by questioning; to seek information through direct inquiry

polos -- a colt, young donkey; the unbroken young animal on which Jesus made his triumphal entry

rhabdos -- rod, staff, scepter; a straight stick used for walking, herding, discipline, or royal authority

Rhōmaios -- Roman; a citizen or subject of Rome, used as adjective and substantive

salpizō -- to sound a trumpet, to blow a blast; apocalyptic, liturgical, and figurative trumpet-blowing

Solomōn -- Solomon; the son of David and Bathsheba, Israel's proverbially wise king

splanchnizomai -- to be moved with deep compassion, to feel visceral pity; gut-level mercy prompting action

Diligence, earnest zeal, or eager effort; also haste or urgency in action.

syngenēs -- relative, kinsman; a person connected by blood or family lineage

To hold together, constrain, press upon, seize; of inner compulsion, physical affliction, crowds pressing, or forcible restraint.

tachy -- quickly, soon, without delay; an adverb of speed or temporal urgency

tris -- three times, thrice; a numeral adverb marking threefold repetition

To obtain or attain something sought; to happen or chance; (as participle) ordinary, common.

To be sound or healthy; of doctrine, to be wholesome and free from error; of persons, to be physically well.

Healthy, sound in body; figuratively wholesome or sound (of doctrine, teaching, or words).

High, lofty, elevated in space; figuratively proud, haughty, or arrogant in attitude.

phialē -- bowl, libation vessel; a broad shallow cup, esp. the golden bowls of wrath in Revelation

phoneuō -- to murder, to commit unlawful killing; the verb behind the Sixth Commandment prohibition

choiros -- swine, pig; an unclean animal under Mosaic law, associated with impurity and Gentile life

chrysion -- gold; the precious metal, whether raw, refined, or fashioned into objects

pseudomai -- to lie, speak falsely; to make a deliberate false statement or act deceptively

Abihu -- son of Aaron, consumed by divine fire for offering unauthorized incense before the LORD

Abinadab -- a proper name borne by several OT figures, including the man who housed the ark at Kiriath-jearim

Edomi -- Edomite; a person from Edom, the nation descended from Esau, east and south of the Dead Sea

A large outer robe, mantle, or cloak; figuratively glory, majesty, or splendor.

Vigor, manly strength, vitality; by extension wealth, substance, or material resources.

Elyaqim -- 'God raises up'; a proper name borne by Hezekiah's steward and as the original name of King Jehoiakim

To groan or sigh in anguish; as a substantive, one who groans or laments.

Ornan -- the Jebusite who owned the threshing floor David purchased as the site for the future temple