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To watch closely, observe carefully, or keep under surveillance, often with suspicious or hostile intent.

Mother-in-law; a wife's or husband's mother.

Five thousand; a cardinal number used in the NT for the crowd fed by Jesus.

Confidence, trust, assurance; a settled inner boldness grounded in relationship with God or the gospel.

To go around or travel about (intransitive); to lead someone around or take along (transitive).

To gird around the waist; to fasten clothing in readiness for service or action.

Mud, clay; soft moist earth that can be shaped or applied, used exclusively in John 9 for the healing of the blind man.

A traveler's bag or wallet; a leather pouch for carrying provisions on a journey.

Side of the body, rib area; the lateral part of the torso, especially as pierced or displayed in the Passion and Resurrection narratives.

pleo -- to sail, navigate or travel by ship across a body of water

To be fully convinced or thoroughly assured; also to fulfill, accomplish, or bring to complete fruition.

A doer or performer of actions, especially of God's law or word; also a poet or literary composer in classical usage.

A deed, action, or practice; also a function or role within a larger whole (as in the body metaphor of Romans 12:4).

prokopto -- to advance, make progress, move forward (always metaphorical in the NT)

proorizo -- to predestine, foreordain, determine beforehand by divine decree

proskomma -- a stumbling block, obstacle, or cause of spiritual offense

pyretos -- fever; an illness marked by abnormally high body temperature

To burn with fire; to burn with passion or anguish; to refine or purify by fire; to set ablaze.

popote -- ever yet; a temporal adverb used with negation meaning 'at any time up to now'

semaino -- to signify, indicate, or make known by signs or symbolic communication

A fine linen cloth used as a garment or wrapping; in burial contexts, the linen shroud in which a body is wound for entombment.

skleros -- hard, harsh, severe; describing something rigid, unyielding, or difficult to accept

To harden or make obstinate; in the passive/middle, to become hardened, especially of the heart's resistance to God.

To look at attentively or consider carefully; also to watch out for or be on guard against something or someone.

speudo -- to hurry, hasten, move with urgency or eager speed

spelaion -- a cave or den; a natural rock cavity used as shelter, hideout, or burial place

sporos -- seed; what is sown, whether literal grain or figuratively the word of God

stenazo -- to groan, sigh deeply, or lament under the weight of suffering or longing

To spread out, strew (garments, branches); to furnish or prepare (a room); to make (a bed).

To talk with or together; to converse or confer, ranging from informal exchange to official deliberation.

To bring together; hence to confer, meet or encounter, contribute help, or ponder inwardly.

symphoneo -- to agree, harmonize, be in accord; from syn + phone ('sound together')

To meet or encounter someone face to face; by extension, of events or circumstances that befall a person.

syneudokeo -- to consent to, approve jointly, express agreement with an action or practice

synteleia -- completion, consummation; especially the eschatological end of the present age

To bring to completion, finish; to be fulfilled or reach appointed conclusion; to accomplish or establish (a covenant).

To be of sound mind and self-controlled; ranges from sanity restored after derangement to the moral discipline of sober, temperate thinking.

Troas -- the port city of Alexandria Troas in northwest Asia Minor, key stop on Paul's journeys

trogo -- to eat, chew, munch; a vivid verb emphasizing the physical act of eating

hypnos -- sleep; natural physical rest, sometimes used figuratively for spiritual dullness or death

An example, pattern, or copy; ranges from a moral model set for imitation or warning to an imperfect earthly representation of a heavenly reality.

To show, demonstrate, or point out; also to warn or forewarn someone of coming danger or judgment.

hypokrisis -- hypocrisy, pretense, dissimulation; playing a part one does not genuinely inhabit

Height or high place, either spatial elevation or metaphorical exaltation denoting honor and lofty status.

phaulos -- evil, worthless, morally bad; describing actions or character of base quality

Perishable, corruptible; subject to decay and destruction, describing the transient nature of earthly, material things.

Brotherly love; the warm affection and mutual care shared among members of a spiritual or familial community.

To wear or bear habitually; a frequentative form of phero, indicating repeated or characteristic carrying or wearing.

A burden or load carried by a person, whether literal or figurative; also a ship's cargo or freight.

Leaf, leaves; the foliage of a tree or plant, used both literally and as a sign of seasonal change or fruitlessness.