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To reject after testing or examination; to deem unfit, repudiate, or disqualify upon scrutiny.

To turn away, reject, or restore; ranging from personal apostasy and removing sin to misleading others and physically returning an object.

To put off or lay aside, either figuratively (sinful behaviors, the old self) or literally (placing objects somewhere).

Male; a man or boy as distinguished from female, used of biological sex in creation theology and moral instruction.

Synagogue ruler; the chief official who presided over Jewish synagogue worship and administration.

Lightning; by extension, a brilliant radiance or dazzling brightness like a flash of light.

Firm, sure, secure; describing what is steadfast, reliable, and unshakable—used of promises, hope, and spiritual standing.

To feed or tend livestock (said of the herdsman); in middle/passive, to graze or be feeding (said of the animals).

Womb or belly; the internal body cavity associated with pregnancy and conception, or the stomach as seat of appetite.

To fill a container, vessel, or space completely with a substance; to load or stuff full.

A considered opinion, judgment, or piece of advice; also, a settled purpose, resolve, or determined intention.

A corner or angle of a building, street, or region; used architecturally of the cornerstone and spatially of street corners.

Adverb of motion meaning 'hither, come here'; used as an imperative interjection 'come!' and temporally as 'until now, to the present'.

To scatter or disperse widely; of people or flocks driven apart, or of wealth squandered through reckless spending.

To stay, remain, or spend time in a place; to sojourn or tarry.

Freely, without cost or payment; also without cause or reason; or to no purpose, in vain.

Seventh; the ordinal number designating the position after sixth in a sequence.

Vengeance, retribution; vindication or justice for the wronged; judicial punishment by authorities.

Elizabeth; the wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist.

To turn someone inward in shame or deference; either 'to put to shame, admonish' or 'to respect, revere' (middle/passive).

Sixty; the cardinal number between fifty-nine and sixty-one.

To give directly, hand over to someone; deliver a document formally; yield or give way (nautical).

To long for intensely, yearn after, or desire earnestly; a deep, sustained emotional craving.

Strife, quarreling, or contention; discord arising from rivalry, jealousy, or selfish ambition.

Inside, within; an adverb or preposition denoting the interior of a space or the inner nature of a person.

Well-pleasing, acceptable; describing conduct or persons that are gratifying and approved, especially by God.

Good pleasure, gracious will, or delight — especially God's sovereign benevolent purpose and favorable disposition toward humanity.

Left, on the left side — a euphemistic term originally meaning 'of good name,' used in the NT exclusively for spatial position.

To have died, to be in a state of death — the perfect tense of thnesko, emphasizing the completed event with its ongoing result.

Israelite — a member of the covenant people of Israel, used as a title of theocratic privilege and national identity.

Jonah — the OT prophet whose sign (three days in the great fish) Jesus invokes as a type of his own death and resurrection.

To take down (from a cross or height); tear down, demolish (structures); bring down, depose (from power).

Caiaphas — the Jewish high priest who presided over the trial of Jesus and the early persecution of the apostles.

To lead or bring down from a higher place; also nautical: to bring a ship to land, to put in at port.

Rest, a place or state of rest — God's promised cessation from labor, the eschatological sabbath-rest offered to his people.

To despise, look down upon, treat with contempt — to regard someone or something as unworthy of respect or serious consideration.

Proclamation, preaching — the content or act of heralding a message publicly, especially the apostolic gospel announcement.

Cephas — the Aramaic name meaning 'rock' given by Jesus to Simon Peter, used especially by Paul.

Danger, peril, or hazard; exposure to risk of harm or death, especially in contexts of hardship endured for the gospel.

Fragment or broken piece, especially leftover pieces of bread collected after a miraculous feeding.

Weeping, wailing; loud, audible crying that expresses grief, anguish, or lamentation.

Bed, couch, or pallet; a piece of furniture for sleeping, reclining, or carrying the sick.

Cornelius; a Roman centurion at Caesarea, the first named Gentile convert in Acts.

To cry out loudly, shout, or scream; an intensified form of krazo expressing urgent or vehement vocal expression.

To knock (at a door); to strike a door seeking entry, used both literally and as a metaphor for persistent prayer or divine visitation.

A portable light source: either a small oil lamp (as in the parable of the ten virgins) or a larger torch or firebrand.

Bright, shining, radiant in appearance; also splendid, magnificent, or luxurious in quality.

Leprous, a leper; a person afflicted with a serious skin disease rendering them ritually unclean under the Mosaic law.

Lion; a large predatory feline used literally and figuratively for fierce power, danger, or royal majesty.

To stone, to pelt with stones as a form of punishment or violent attack, especially for perceived blasphemy.