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Far, far away; used as an adverb of spatial distance, indicating remoteness from a point of reference.

Pearl; a precious gem formed in a mollusk, used literally of costly jewelry and figuratively of supreme spiritual value.

Full, filled; describing something brimming with contents, whether literal (a vessel) or figurative (moral qualities).

Between (spatial or relational); next, in the interval following; meanwhile, in the intervening time.

To send for someone, summon; to dispatch a messenger requesting another's presence.

Mina; an ancient unit of weight and currency equivalent to about 100 drachmas, used in Jesus' parable of the talents.

Only begotten, one and only, unique; describing the sole child of a parent or the unique relationship of the Son to the Father.

Myriad, ten thousand; a vast number often used hyperbolically for an innumerable multitude or host.

Island; a body of land surrounded by water, used in Acts for Mediterranean islands and in Revelation for eschatological upheaval.

Pertaining to the law; as a noun, an expert in the Mosaic Law, a legal scholar or jurist in Jewish religious tradition.

To dwell, inhabit, reside; used of both physical habitation and the spiritual indwelling of sin or the Holy Spirit.

Stewardship, management, administration; the oversight of a household or estate, extended to God's redemptive plan.

To revile, reproach, or insult; upbraid or rebuke sharply; reproach (in the sense of finding fault with a giver).

Heavenly; belonging to or originating from heaven; pertaining to God's dwelling place or the celestial realm.

Certainly, by all means, altogether; with negation: not at all, by no means.

To speak boldly or freely; to proclaim with confident, fearless openness; to exercise courageous speech.

The surrounding region or countryside; the area around a particular place.

To sell; to exchange goods, property, or persons for money in a commercial or legal transaction.

A wide street, open public square, or broad way in a city; a main thoroughfare for civic life.

To increase, abound, or multiply; to grow in quantity, intensity, or degree; to have more than enough.

To go ahead, advance, or proceed before others; to go forward in space or time.

To send on one's way, escort forward on a journey; to help someone depart with provisions or accompaniment.

An offering or sacrifice presented to God; both the act of offering and the thing offered, especially Christ's self-sacrifice.

A Samaritan; a person from the region of Samaria, viewed by Jews as ethnically and religiously distinct.

Saul; Hebrew name (Sha'ul, 'asked [of God]') used of King Saul and of Paul's pre-conversion identity.

The moon; the lunar body as a celestial object, often paired with the sun in eschatological or cosmic imagery.

A standing or fixed position; by extension, a factional dispute, dissension, or violent uprising against authority.

A long, flowing robe or garment; a formal outer vestment associated with dignity, honor, or heavenly status.

Order, arrangement; a fixed succession or established pattern, especially of priestly or institutional rank.

To arrange, appoint, assign to a position or task; in the middle voice, to devote oneself to a service.

A city wall or fortification wall; a large defensive structure surrounding and protecting an urban settlement.

To feed, nourish, nurse, fatten, or rear; covering physical sustenance, breastfeeding, self-indulgent excess, and long-term upbringing of a child.

Lack, deficiency, want; that which is missing or falls short, whether material need or spiritual incompleteness.

Felix; the Roman procurator of Judea before whom the apostle Paul was tried (ca. AD 52-59).

To corrupt, ruin, or destroy; of moral deterioration, defilement of mind or character, or physical ruin as divine judgment.

Envy, jealousy, ill-will; resentful desire provoked by another's advantage, often listed among vices.

Corruption, decay, destruction; the state of perishability or moral ruin, and the active process of being destroyed.

Murder, killing, slaughter; the unlawful or violent taking of human life.

Because of, for the sake of, on account of; an improper preposition expressing cause or purpose.

To warn or instruct by divine revelation; also, to be publicly called or designated by a name or title.

Father, ancestor; Aramaic noun used in Daniel and Ezra for paternal figures and forefathers.

Sash or girdle worn by priests as part of the sacred vestments in Israelite worship.

A pool, pond, or marshy body of standing water; by extension, a swamp or marsh

Ehud, a Benjamite judge who delivered Israel from Moabite oppression; also a descendant of Bilhan.

Satrap; a Persian provincial governor, used in the Aramaic sections of Daniel and Ezra.

These; a demonstrative pronoun (plural) pointing to persons or things in the immediate context.

Oak or terebinth tree, often marking sacred sites and used in place-name designations.

A tame or familiar one; hence a close friend, intimate companion, or (by another derivation) cattle/oxen.

Eliphelet, a Hebrew name meaning 'my God is deliverance,' borne by several biblical figures.

To bind; in Niphal, to be bound (of tongue) -- hence to be dumb, mute, or silent; in Piel, to bind sheaves.