a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother

having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, or countryman

any fellow or man

a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection

an associate in employment or office

brethren in Christ

1. his brothers by blood

2. all men

3. apostles

4. Christians, as those who are exalted to the same heavenly place

to take up, to lift up (from the ground)

1. to take up for myself as mine

2. to own (an exposed infant)

to take away, abolish

1. to do away with or abrogate customs or ordinances

2. to put out of the way, kill slay a man

but, moreover, and, etc.

James = "supplanter"

1. son of Zebedee, an apostle and brother of the apostle John, commonly called James the greater or elder, slain by Herod, Acts 12

2. an apostle, son of Alphaeus, called the less

3. James the half-brother of Christ

4. an unknown James, father of the apostle Judas (?)

John = "Jehovah is a gracious giver"

1. John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, the forerunner of Christ. By order of Herod Antipas he was cast into prison and afterwards beheaded.

2. John the apostle, the writer of the Fourth Gospel, son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James the elder. He is that disciple who (without mention by name) is spoken of in the Fourth Gospel as especially dear to Jesus and according to the traditional opinion is the author of the book of Revelation.

3. John surnamed Mark, the companion of Barnabas and Paul. #Acts 12:12

4. John a certain man, a member of the Sanhedrin. # Ac 4:6

a large knife, used for killing animals and cutting up flesh

a small sword, as distinguished from a large sword

1. curved sword, for a cutting stroke

2. a straight sword, for thrusting

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted