a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother

having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, or countryman

any fellow or man

a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection

an associate in employment or office

brethren in Christ

1. his brothers by blood

2. all men

3. apostles

4. Christians, as those who are exalted to the same heavenly place

therefore, so then, wherefore

but, moreover, and, etc.

to make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away

to run swiftly in order to catch a person or thing, to run after

1. to press on: figuratively of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal

2. to pursue (in a hostile manner)

in any way whatever to harass, trouble, molest one

1. to persecute

2. to be mistreated, suffer persecution on account of something

without the idea of hostility, to run after, follow after: someone

metaph., to pursue

1. to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavour to acquire

I, me, my

if, whether

yet, still

1. of time

   1. of a thing which went on formerly, whereas now a different state of things exists or has begun to exist

   2. of a thing which continues at present

      1. even, now

   3. with negatives

      1. no longer, no more

2. of degree and increase

   1. even, yet

   2. besides, more, further

to render idle, unemployed, inactivate, inoperative

1. to cause a person or thing to have no further efficiency

2. to deprive of force, influence, power

to cause to cease, put an end to, do away with, annul, abolish

1. to cease, to pass away, be done away

2. to be severed from, separated from, discharged from, loosed from any one

3. to terminate all intercourse with one

to be a herald, to officiate as a herald

1. to proclaim after the manner of a herald

2. always with the suggestion of formality, gravity and an authority which must be listened to and obeyed

to publish, proclaim openly: something which has been done

used of the public proclamation of the gospel and matters pertaining to it, made by John the Baptist, by Jesus, by the apostles and other Christian teachers

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

circumcised

1. the act or rite of circumcision, "they of the circumcision" is a term used of the Jews

   1. of Christians gathered from among the Jews

   2. the state of circumcision

2. metaph.

   1. of Christians separated from the unclean multitude and truly consecrated to God

   2. the extinction of passions and the removal of spiritual impurity

the movable stick or trigger of a trap, a trap stick

1. a trap, snare

2. any impediment placed in the way and causing one to stumble or fall, (a stumbling block, occasion of stumbling) i.e. a rock which is a cause of stumbling

3. fig. applied to Jesus Christ, whose person and career were so contrary to the expectations of the Jews concerning the Messiah, that they rejected him and by their obstinacy made shipwreck of their salvation

any person or thing by which one is (entrapped) drawn into error or sin

a cross

1. a well known instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by the Greeks and Romans from the Phoenicians; to it were affixed among the Romans, down to the time of Constantine the Great, the guiltiest criminals, particularly the basest slaves, robbers, the authors and abetters of insurrections, and occasionally in the provinces, at the arbitrary pleasure of the governors, upright and peaceable men also, and even Roman citizens themselves

2. the crucifixion which Christ underwent

an upright "stake", esp. a pointed one, used as such in fences or palisades

who, which, what