to enter a contest: contend in the gymnastic games

to contend with adversaries, fight

metaph. to contend, struggle, with difficulties and dangers

to endeavour with strenuous zeal, strive: to obtain something

to draw to one's self

1. to salute one, greet, bid welcome, wish well to

2. to receive joyfully, welcome

   Used of those accosting anyone; of those who visit one to see him a little while, departing almost immediately afterwards; to pay respects to a distinguished person by visiting him; of those who greet one whom they meet in the way; a salutation was made not merely by a slight gesture and a few words, but generally by embracing and kissing, a journey was retarded frequently by saluting.

a slave, bondman, man of servile condition

1. a slave

2. metaph., one who gives himself up to another's will those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men

3. devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests

a servant, attendant

out of, from, by, away from

in, by, with etc.

Epaphras = "lovely"

1. a Christian man mentioned in Paul's epistles

what one wishes or has determined shall be done

1. of the purpose of God to bless mankind through Christ

2. of what God wishes to be done by us

   1. commands, precepts

will, choice, inclination, desire, pleasure

a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

the Godhead, trinity

1. God the Father, the first person in the trinity

2. Christ, the second person of the trinity

3. Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

spoken of the only and true God

1. refers to the things of God

2. his counsels, interests, things due to him

whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

1. God's representative or viceregent

   1. of magistrates and judges

that, in order that, so that

to cause or make to stand, to place, put, set

1. to bid to stand by, [set up]

   1. in the presence of others, in the midst, before judges, before members of the Sanhedrin;

   2. to place

2. to make firm, fix establish

   1. to cause a person or a thing to keep his or its place

   2. to stand, be kept intact (of family, a kingdom), to escape in safety

   3. to establish a thing, cause it to stand

      1. to uphold or sustain the authority or force of anything

3. to set or place in a balance

   1. to weigh: money to one (because in very early times before the introduction of coinage, the metals used to be weighed)

to stand

1. to stand by or near

   1. to stop, stand still, to stand immovable, stand firm

      1. of the foundation of a building

2. to stand

   1. continue safe and sound, stand unharmed, to stand ready or prepared

   2. to be of a steadfast mind

   3. of quality, one who does not hesitate, does not waiver

and, also, even, indeed, but

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

at all times, always, ever

individually

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

collectively

1. some of all types

to make full, to fill up, i.e. to fill to the full

1. to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally

   1. I abound, I am liberally supplied

to render full, i.e. to complete

1. to fill to the top: so that nothing shall be wanting to full measure, fill to the brim

2. to consummate: a number

   1. to make complete in every particular, to render perfect

   2. to carry through to the end, to accomplish, carry out, (some undertaking)

3. to carry into effect, bring to realisation, realise

   1. of matters of duty: to perform, execute

   2. of sayings, promises, prophecies, to bring to pass, ratify, accomplish

   3. to fulfil, i.e. to cause God's will (as made known in the law) to be obeyed as it should be, and God's promises (given through the prophets) to receive fulfilment

prayer addressed to God

a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer

1. a synagogue

2. a place in the open air where the Jews were wont to pray, outside the cities, where they had no synagogue

   1. such places were situated upon the bank of a stream or the shore of a sea, where there was a supply of water for washing the hands before prayer

you

brought to its end, finished

wanting nothing necessary to completeness

perfect

that which is perfect

1. consummate human integrity and virtue

2. of men

   1. full grown, adult, of full age, mature

you

of yours

in behalf of, for the sake of

over, beyond, more than

more, beyond, over

Christ = "anointed"

1. Christ was [and is] the Messiah, the Son of God

2. anointed