an assembly,

1. a place of assembly: especially an assembly met to see games

2. the place of contest, the arena or stadium

the assembly of the Greeks at their national games

1. hence the contest for a prize at their games

2. generally, any struggle or contest

3. a battle

4. an action at law, trial

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

a course

1. in the NT figuratively, the course of life or of office

beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable

1. beautiful to look at, shapely, magnificent

2. good, excellent in its nature and characteristics, and therefore well adapted to its ends

   1. genuine, approved

   2. precious

   3. joined to names of men designated by their office, competent, able, such as one ought to be

   4. praiseworthy, noble

3. beautiful by reason of purity of heart and life, and hence praiseworthy

   1. morally good, noble

4. honourable, conferring honour

5. affecting the mind agreeably, comforting and confirming

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

conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it

1. relating to God

   1. the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ

2. relating to Christ

   1. a strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God

3. the religious beliefs of Christians

4. belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same

fidelity, faithfulness

1. the character of one who can be relied on

to bring to a close, to finish, to end

1. passed, finished

to perform, execute, complete, fulfil, (so that the thing done corresponds to what has been said, the order, command etc.)

1. with special reference to the subject matter, to carry out the contents of a command

2. with reference also to the form, to do just as commanded, and generally involving the notion of time, to perform the last act which completes a process, to accomplish, fulfil

to pay

1. of tribute

   In Jhn 19:30 the word means, "It is finished." Christ satisfied God's justice by dying for all to pay for the sins of the elect. These sins can never be punished again since that would violate God's justice. Sins can only be punished once, either by a substitute or by yourself.

to attend to carefully, take care of

1. to guard

2. metaph. to keep, one in the state in which he is

3. to observe

4. to reserve: to undergo something