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

a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders

1. specifically applied to the twelve apostles of Christ

2. in a broader sense applied to other eminent Christian teachers

   1. of Barnabas

   2. of Timothy and Silvanus

opinion, judgment, view

opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone

1. in the NT always a good opinion concerning one, resulting in praise, honour, and glory

splendour, brightness

1. of the moon, sun, stars

2. magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace

3. majesty

   1. a thing belonging to God

      1. the kingly majesty which belongs to him as supreme ruler, majesty in the sense of the absolute perfection of the deity

   2. a thing belonging to Christ

      1. the kingly majesty of the Messiah

      2. the absolutely perfect inward or personal excellency of Christ; the majesty

   3. of the angels

      1. as apparent in their exterior brightness

a most glorious condition, most exalted state

1. of that condition with God the Father in heaven to which Christ was raised after he had achieved his work on earth

2. the glorious condition of blessedness into which is appointed and promised that true Christians shall enter after their Saviour's return from heaven

I, me, my

into, unto, to, towards, for, among

if ... if

whether ... or

a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly

1. an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating

2. the assembly of the Israelites

3. any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously

4. in a Christian sense

   1. an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting

   2. a company of Christian, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order's sake

   3. those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body

   4. the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth

   5. the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven

my, mine, etc.

our, we, us

and, also, even, indeed, but

a partner, associate, comrade, companion

a partner, sharer, in anything

1. of the altar in Jerusalem on which the sacrifices are offered

   1. sharing in the worship of the Jews

2. partakers of (or with) demons

   1. brought into fellowship with them, because they are the authors of heathen worship

you

a companion in work, fellow worker

Titus = "nurse"

1. a Gentile Christian and Paul's companion in some of his journeys

you

in behalf of, for the sake of

over, beyond, more than

more, beyond, over

Christ = "anointed"

1. Christ was [and is] the Messiah, the Son of God

2. anointed