to necessitate, compel, drive to, constrain

1. by force, threats, etc.

2. by permission, entreaties, etc.

3. by other means

to make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away

to run swiftly in order to catch a person or thing, to run after

1. to press on: figuratively of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal

2. to pursue (in a hostile manner)

in any way whatever to harass, trouble, molest one

1. to persecute

2. to be mistreated, suffer persecution on account of something

without the idea of hostility, to run after, follow after: someone

metaph., to pursue

1. to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavour to acquire

in, by, with etc.

to make a fair show

to please

to will, have in mind, intend

1. to be resolved or determined, to purpose

2. to desire, to wish

3. to love

   1. to like to do a thing, be fond of doing

4. to take delight in, have pleasure

that, in order that, so that

no, not lest

lest, that... not

only, alone, but

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

as great as, as far as, how much, how many, whoever

this, these, etc.

to cut around

to circumcise

1. cut off one's prepuce (used of that well known rite by which not only the male children of the Israelites, on the eighth day after birth, but subsequently also "proselytes of righteousness" were consecrated to Jehovah and introduced into the number of his people)

2. to get one's self circumcised, present one's self to be circumcised, receive circumcision

3. since by the rite of circumcision a man was separated from the unclean world and dedicated to God, the word is transferred to denote the extinguishing of lusts and the removal of sins

flesh (the soft substance of the living body, which covers the bones and is permeated with blood) of both man and beasts

the body

1. the body of a man

2. used of natural or physical origin, generation or relationship

   1. born of natural generation

3. the sensuous nature of man, "the animal nature"

   1. without any suggestion of depravity

   2. the animal nature with cravings which incite to sin

   3. the physical nature of man as subject to suffering

a living creature (because possessed of a body of flesh) whether man or beast

the flesh, denotes mere human nature, the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God

a cross

1. a well known instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by the Greeks and Romans from the Phoenicians; to it were affixed among the Romans, down to the time of Constantine the Great, the guiltiest criminals, particularly the basest slaves, robbers, the authors and abetters of insurrections, and occasionally in the provinces, at the arbitrary pleasure of the governors, upright and peaceable men also, and even Roman citizens themselves

2. the crucifixion which Christ underwent

an upright "stake", esp. a pointed one, used as such in fences or palisades

you

you

Christ = "anointed"

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

2. anointed