of good constitution or nature

useful, salutary

good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy

excellent, distinguished

upright, honourable

with reference to sex

1. of a male

2. of a husband

3. of a betrothed or future husband

with reference to age, and to distinguish an adult man from a boy

any male

used generically of a group of both men and women

a councillor, senator

a member of the Sanhedrin

righteous, observing divine laws

1. in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God

   1. of those who seem to themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves in their virtues, whether real or imagined

   2. innocent, faultless, guiltless

   3. used of him whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God, and who therefore needs no rectification in the heart or life

      1. only Christ truly

   4. approved of or acceptable of God

2. in a narrower sense, rendering to each his due and that in a judicial sense, passing just judgment on others, whether expressed in words or shown by the manner of dealing with them

behold, see, lo

Joseph = "let him add"

1. the patriarch, the eleventh son of Jacob

2. the son of Jonan or Jonam, one of the ancestors of Christ, Lk 3:30

3. the son of Judah [or Judas; better Joda] another ancestor of Jesus, Lk 3:26

4. the son of Mattathias, another ancestor of Christ, Lk 3:24

5. the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus

6. a half-brother of Jesus Mat. 13:55

7. Joseph of Arimathaea, a member of the Sanhedrin, who favoured Jesus. Mt. 27:57,59; Mk 15:43,45

8. Joseph surnamed Barnabas Acts 4:36

9. Joseph call Barsabas and surnamed Justus, Acts 1:23

and, also, even, indeed, but

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

to see with the eyes

to see with the mind, to perceive, know

to see, i.e. become acquainted with by experience, to experience

to see, to look to

1. to take heed, beware

2. to care for, pay heed to

I was seen, showed myself, appeared

to begin below, to make a beginning

1. to begin

to come forth, hence to be there, be ready, be at hand

to be