a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders

1. specifically applied to the twelve apostles of Christ

2. in a broader sense applied to other eminent Christian teachers

   1. of Barnabas

   2. of Timothy and Silvanus

for

greatly, exceedingly, exceedingly beyond measure

to reckon, count, compute, calculate, count over

1. to take into account, to make an account of

   1. metaph. to pass to one's account, to impute

   2. a thing is reckoned as or to be something, i.e. as availing for or equivalent to something, as having the like force and weight

2. to number among, reckon with

3. to reckon or account

to reckon inward, count up or weigh the reasons, to deliberate

by reckoning up all the reasons, to gather or infer

1. to consider, take into account, weigh, meditate on

2. to suppose, deem, judge

3. to determine, purpose, decide

   This word deals with reality. If I reckon (logizomai) that my bank book has $25 in it, it has $25 in it. Otherwise I am deceiving myself. This word refers more to fact than supposition or opinion.

nobody, no one, nothing

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

in behalf of, for the sake of

over, beyond, more than

more, beyond, over

behind

1. to come late or too tardily

   1. to be left behind in the race and so fail to reach the goal, to fall short of the end

   2. metaph. fail to become a partaker, fall back from

2. to be inferior in power, influence and rank

   1. of the person: to be inferior to

3. to fail, be wanting

4. to be in want of, lack

to suffer want, to be devoid of, to lack (be inferior) in excellence, worth