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

royal power, kingship, dominion, rule

1. not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom

2. of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah

3. of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah's kingdom

a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king

used in the N.T. to refer to the reign of the Messiah

to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being

to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen

1. of events

to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage

1. of men appearing in public

to be made, finished

1. of miracles, to be performed, wrought

to become, be made

through

1. of place

   1. with

   2. in

2. of time

   1. throughout

   2. during

3. of means

   1. by

   2. by the means of

through

1. the ground or reason by which something is or is not done

   1. by reason of

   2. on account of

   3. because of for this reason

   4. therefore

   5. on this account

I, me, my

in, by, with etc.

a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

the Godhead, trinity

1. God the Father, the first person in the trinity

2. Christ, the second person of the trinity

3. Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

spoken of the only and true God

1. refers to the things of God

2. his counsels, interests, things due to him

whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

1. God's representative or viceregent

   1. of magistrates and judges

a pressing, pressing together, pressure

metaph. oppression, affliction, tribulation, distress, straits

Jesus = "Jehovah is salvation"

1. Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind, God incarnate

2. Jesus Barabbas was the captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ

3. Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses' successor (Ac. 7:45, Heb. 4:8)

4. Jesus, son of Eliezer, one of the ancestors of Christ (Lu. 3:29)

5. Jesus, surnamed Justus, a Jewish Christian, an associate with Paul in the preaching of the gospel (Col. 4:11)

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

and, also, even, indeed, but

to call

1. to call aloud, utter in a loud voice

2. to invite

to call i.e. to name, by name

1. to give a name to

   1. to receive the name of, receive as a name

   2. to give some name to one, call his name

2. to be called i.e. to bear a name or title (among men)

3. to salute one by name

of speech

1. a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea

2. what someone has said

   1. a word

   2. the sayings of God

   3. decree, mandate or order

   4. of the moral precepts given by God

   5. Old Testament prophecy given by the prophets

   6. what is declared, a thought, declaration, aphorism, a weighty saying, a dictum, a maxim

3. discourse

   1. the act of speaking, speech

   2. the faculty of speech, skill and practice in speaking

   3. a kind or style of speaking

   4. a continuous speaking discourse - instruction

4. doctrine, teaching

5. anything reported in speech; a narration, narrative

6. matter under discussion, thing spoken of, affair, a matter in dispute, case, suit at law

7. the thing spoken of or talked about; event, deed

its use as respect to the MIND alone

1. reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, calculating

2. account, i.e. regard, consideration

3. account, i.e. reckoning, score

4. account, i.e. answer or explanation in reference to judgment

5. relation, i.e. with whom as judge we stand in relation

   1. reason would

6. reason, cause, ground

In John, denotes the essential Word of God, Jesus Christ, the personal wisdom and power in union with God, his minister in creation and government of the universe, the cause of all the world's life both physical and ethical, which for the procurement of man's salvation put on human nature in the person of Jesus the Messiah, the second person in the Godhead, and shone forth conspicuously from His words and deeds.

a testifying

1. the office committed to the prophets of testifying concerning future events

what one testifies, testimony, i.e. before a judge

an island

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

Patmos = "my killing"

1. a rugged and bare island in the Aegean Sea

you

participant with others in anything, joint partner

of yours

steadfastness, constancy, endurance

1. in the NT the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings

2. patiently, and steadfastly

a patient, steadfast waiting for

a patient enduring, sustaining, perseverance

Christ = "anointed"

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

2. anointed