to be the first to do (anything), to begin

to be chief, leader, ruler

to begin, make a beginning

himself, herself, themselves, itself

he, she, it

the same

fathered, birth, nativity

that which has been begotten, men of the same stock, a family

1. the several ranks of natural descent, the successive members of a genealogy

2. metaph. a group of men very like each other in endowments, pursuits, character

   1. esp. in a bad sense, a perverse nation

the whole multitude of men living at the same time

an age (i.e. the time ordinarily occupied be each successive generation), a space of 30 - 33 years

but, moreover, and, etc.

to give

to give something to someone

1. of one's own accord to give one something, to his advantage

   1. to bestow a gift

2. to grant, give to one asking, let have

3. to supply, furnish, necessary things

4. to give over, deliver

   1. to reach out, extend, present

   2. of a writing

   3. to give over to one's care, intrust, commit

      1. something to be administered

      2. to give or commit to some one something to be religiously observed

5. to give what is due or obligatory, to pay: wages or reward

6. to furnish, endue

to give

1. to cause, profuse, give forth from one's self

   1. to give, hand out lots

2. to appoint to an office

3. to cause to come forth, i.e. as the sea, death and Hell are said to give up the dead who have been engulfed or received by them

4. to give one to someone as his own

   1. as an object of his saving care

   2. to give one to someone, to follow him as a leader and master

   3. to give one to someone to care for his interests

   4. to give one to someone to whom he already belonged, to return

to grant or permit one

1. to commission

if, whether

if not, except, but

to be, to exist, to happen, to be present

to gather together (to others already present)

to enquire for, seek for, search for, seek diligently

to wish for, crave

to demand, clamour for

"he/she/it is" (third person singular of 'to be'). Used with 3739 in the following verses: Mar 3:17; 7:11, 34; 12:42; 15:15; Eph 6:17; Col 1:24; Hbr 7:2; Rev 21:8, 17. These are listed under number 3603.

Jonah or Jonas = "dove"

1. the fifth minor prophet, the son of Amittai, and a native of Gath-hepher and lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel

2. Jonas, the father of Peter

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

no, not lest

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

no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer

this, these, etc.

a crowd

1. a casual collection of people

   1. a multitude of men who have flocked together in some place

   2. a throng

2. a multitude

   1. the common people, as opposed to the rulers and leading men

   2. with contempt: the ignorant multitude, the populace

3. a multitude

   1. the multitudes, seems to denote troops of people gathered together without order

full of labours, annoyances, hardships

1. pressed and harassed by labours

2. bringing toils, annoyances, perils; of a time full of peril to Christian faith and steadfastness; causing pain and trouble

bad, of a bad nature or condition

1. in a physical sense: diseased or blind

2. in an ethical sense: evil wicked, bad

   Referring to Mat 6:13: "Although the KJV renders this 'deliver us from evil,' the presence of the article indicates not evil in general, but the evil one himself. In the context of Matthew's Gospel, such deliverance from the devil seems to be linked to Jesus' temptation in 4:1-10: Because the Spirit led him into temptation by the evil one, believers now participate in his victory" (Daniel B. Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, p. 233).

in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things

one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation

1. the OT prophets, having foretold the kingdom, deeds and death, of Jesus the Messiah.

2. of John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah

3. of the illustrious prophet, the Jews expected before the advent of the Messiah

4. the Messiah

5. of men filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges salvation of men

6. of prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among Christians

   1. they are associated with the apostles

   2. they discerned and did what is best for the Christian cause, foretelling certain future events. (Acts 11:27)

   3. in the religious assemblies of the Christians, they were moved by the Holy Spirit to speak, having power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, and stimulate, their hearers

a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration)

1. of Epimenides (Tit. 1:12)

a sign, mark, token

1. that by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others and is known

2. a sign, prodigy, portent, i.e. an unusual occurrence, transcending the common course of nature

   1. of signs portending remarkable events soon to happen

   2. of miracles and wonders by which God authenticates the men sent by him, or by which men prove that the cause they are pleading is God's