most holy thing, a saint

to be, to exist, to happen, to be present

one

are, be, were, etc.

in, by, with etc.

and, also, even, indeed, but

of speech

1. a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea

2. what someone has said

   1. a word

   2. the sayings of God

   3. decree, mandate or order

   4. of the moral precepts given by God

   5. Old Testament prophecy given by the prophets

   6. what is declared, a thought, declaration, aphorism, a weighty saying, a dictum, a maxim

3. discourse

   1. the act of speaking, speech

   2. the faculty of speech, skill and practice in speaking

   3. a kind or style of speaking

   4. a continuous speaking discourse - instruction

4. doctrine, teaching

5. anything reported in speech; a narration, narrative

6. matter under discussion, thing spoken of, affair, a matter in dispute, case, suit at law

7. the thing spoken of or talked about; event, deed

its use as respect to the MIND alone

1. reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, calculating

2. account, i.e. regard, consideration

3. account, i.e. reckoning, score

4. account, i.e. answer or explanation in reference to judgment

5. relation, i.e. with whom as judge we stand in relation

   1. reason would

6. reason, cause, ground

In John, denotes the essential Word of God, Jesus Christ, the personal wisdom and power in union with God, his minister in creation and government of the universe, the cause of all the world's life both physical and ethical, which for the procurement of man's salvation put on human nature in the person of Jesus the Messiah, the second person in the Godhead, and shone forth conspicuously from His words and deeds.

to be a witness, to bear witness, i.e. to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspiration

1. to give (not to keep back) testimony

2. to utter honourable testimony, give a good report

3. conjure, implore

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

that, because, since

the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it

1. the universe, the world

2. the aerial heavens or sky, the region where the clouds and the tempests gather, and where thunder and lightning are produced

3. the sidereal or starry heavens

the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings

this, these, etc.

generator or male ancestor

1. either the nearest ancestor: father of the corporeal nature, natural fathers, both parents

2. a more remote ancestor, the founder of a family or tribe, progenitor of a people, forefather: so Abraham is called, Jacob and David

   1. fathers i.e. ancestors, forefathers, founders of a nation

3. one advanced in years, a senior

metaph.

1. the originator and transmitter of anything

   1. the authors of a family or society of persons animated by the same spirit as himself

   2. one who has infused his own spirit into others, who actuates and governs their minds

2. one who stands in a father's place and looks after another in a paternal way

3. a title of honour

   1. teachers, as those to whom pupils trace back the knowledge and training they have received

   2. the members of the Sanhedrin, whose prerogative it was by virtue of the wisdom and experience in which they excelled, to take charge of the interests of others

God is called the Father

1. of the stars, the heavenly luminaries, because he is their creator, upholder, ruler

2. of all rational and intelligent beings, whether angels or men, because he is their creator, preserver, guardian and protector

   1. of spiritual beings and of all men

3. of Christians, as those who through Christ have been exalted to a specially close and intimate relationship with God, and who no longer dread him as a stern judge of sinners, but revere him as their reconciled and loving Father

4. the Father of Jesus Christ, as one whom God has united to himself in the closest bond of love and intimacy, made acquainted with his purposes, appointed to explain and carry out among men the plan of salvation, and made to share also in his own divine nature

   1. by Jesus Christ himself

   2. by the apostles

the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son

1. sometimes referred to in a way which emphasises his personality and character (the "Holy" Spirit)

2. sometimes referred to in a way which emphasises his work and power (the Spirit of "Truth")

3. never referred to as a depersonalised force

the spirit, i.e. the vital principal by which the body is animated

1. the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides

2. the soul

a spirit, i.e. a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting

1. a life giving spirit

2. a human soul that has left the body

3. a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e. an angel

   1. used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men

   2. the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ

the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one

1. the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.

a movement of air (a gentle blast)

1. of the wind, hence the wind itself

2. breath of nostrils or mouth

three