firm

1. metaph. faithful

verily, amen

1. at the beginning of a discourse - surely, truly, of a truth

2. at the end - so it is, so be it, may it be fulfilled. It was a custom, which passed over from the synagogues to the Christian assemblies, that when he who had read or discoursed, had offered up solemn prayer to God, the others responded Amen, and thus made the substance of what was uttered their own.

   The word "amen" is a most remarkable word. It was transliterated directly from the Hebrew into the Greek of the New Testament, then into Latin and into English and many other languages, so that it is practically a universal word. It has been called the best known word in human speech. The word is directly related — in fact, almost identical — to the Hebrew word for "believe" (amam), or faithful. Thus, it came to mean "sure" or "truly", an expression of absolute trust and confidence. — HMM

to destroy

1. to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin

2. render useless

3. to kill

4. to declare that one must be put to death

5. metaph. to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell

6. to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed

to destroy

1. to lose

himself, herself, themselves, itself

he, she, it

the same

if, in case

into, unto, to, towards, for, among

one

and, also, even, indeed, but

to say, to speak

1. affirm over, maintain

2. to teach

3. to exhort, advise, to command, direct

4. to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say

5. to call by name, to call, name

6. to speak out, speak of, mention

a learner, pupil, disciple

no, not lest

never, certainly not, not at all, by no means

small, little

1. of size: hence of stature, of length

2. of space

3. of age: less by birth, younger

4. of time: short, brief, a little while, how little!

5. of quantity: i.e. number, amount

6. of rank or influence

dues paid for work

1. wages, hire

reward: used of the fruit naturally resulting from toils and endeavours

1. in both senses, rewards and punishments

2. of the rewards which God bestows, or will bestow, upon good deeds and endeavours

3. of punishments

only, alone, but

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

name: univ. of proper names

the name is used for everything which the name covers, everything the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing, remembering, the name, i.e. for one's rank, authority, interests, pleasure, command, excellences, deeds etc.

persons reckoned up by name

the cause or reason named: on this account, because he suffers as a Christian, for this reason

who, which, what, that

no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer

this, these, etc.

a cup, a drinking vessel

metaph. one's lot or experience, whether joyous or adverse, divine appointments, whether favourable or unfavourable, are likened to a cup which God presents one to drink: so of prosperity and adversity

to give to drink, to furnish drink

to water, irrigate (plants, fields etc.)

metaph. to imbue, saturate one's mind

you

of these

you

cold, cool

1. of cool water

metaph.

1. cold i.e. sluggish, inert

2. in mind: of one destitute of warm Christian faith and the desire for holiness