but, moreover, and, etc.

I, me, my

to go into, enter

to come upon, approach

1. of time, to come on, be at hand, next, following, on the following day

us, we, our

James = "supplanter"

1. son of Zebedee, an apostle and brother of the apostle John, commonly called James the greater or elder, slain by Herod, Acts 12

2. an apostle, son of Alphaeus, called the less

3. James the half-brother of Christ

4. an unknown James, father of the apostle Judas (?)

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

to be present, to come near, approach

to come forth, make one's public appearance

individually

1. each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything

collectively

1. some of all types

Paul or Paulus = "small or little"

1. Paul was the most famous of the apostles and wrote a good part of the NT, the 14 Pauline epistles

2. Paulus was a deputy or pro-consul of Cyprus and is said to be a prudent man, in the management of affairs, as a governor

elder, of age,

1. the elder of two people

2. advanced in life, an elder, a senior

   1. forefathers

a term of rank or office

1. among the Jews

   1. members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men)

   2. of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice

2. among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably

3. the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God

to the advantage of

at, near, by

to, towards, with, with regard to

with

not only... but also

both... and

as... so