most holy thing, a saint

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

I, me, my

an order, command, charge, precept, injunction

1. that which is prescribed to one by reason of his office

a commandment

1. a prescribed rule in accordance with which a thing is done

   1. a precept relating to lineage, of the Mosaic precept concerning the priesthood

   2. ethically used of the commandments in the Mosaic law or Jewish tradition

our, we, us

and, also, even, indeed, but

he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord

1. the possessor and disposer of a thing

   1. the owner; one who has control of the person, the master

   2. in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor

2. is a title of honour expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants greet their master

3. this title is given to: God, the Messiah

to remind

1. to be recalled or to return to one's mind, to remind one's self of, to remember

2. to be recalled to mind, to be remembered, had in remembrance

3. to remember a thing

4. be mindful of

to remind

1. to be recalled or to return to one's mind, to remind one's self of, to remember

2. to be recalled to mind, to be remembered, had in remembrance

3. to remember a thing

4. be mindful of

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

to say before

1. to say in what precedes, to say above

2. to say before i.e. heretofore, formerly

3. to say beforehand i.e. before the event: prophecies

to say beforehand, to predict

in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things

one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation

1. the OT prophets, having foretold the kingdom, deeds and death, of Jesus the Messiah.

2. of John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah

3. of the illustrious prophet, the Jews expected before the advent of the Messiah

4. the Messiah

5. of men filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges salvation of men

6. of prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among Christians

   1. they are associated with the apostles

   2. they discerned and did what is best for the Christian cause, foretelling certain future events. (Acts 11:27)

   3. in the religious assemblies of the Christians, they were moved by the Holy Spirit to speak, having power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, and stimulate, their hearers

a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration)

1. of Epimenides (Tit. 1:12)

that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word

1. any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning

2. speech, discourse

   1. what one has said

3. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words)

   1. an utterance

   2. a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative

      1. concerning some occurrence

subject matter of speech, thing spoken of

1. so far forth as it is a matter of narration

2. so far as it is a matter of command

3. a matter of dispute, case at law

saviour, deliverer, preserver

by, under