a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God

himself, herself, themselves, itself

he, she, it

the same

in the presence of, before

1. of occupied place: in that place which is before, or over against, opposite, any one and towards which another turns his eyes

upon, on, at, by, before

of position, on, at, by, over, against

to, over, on, at, across, against

a living being

an animal, brute, beast

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

a throne seat

1. a chair of state having a footstool

2. assigned in the NT to kings, hence, kingly power or royalty

   1. metaph. to God, the governor of the world

   2. to the Messiah, Christ, the partner and assistant in the divine administration

      1. hence divine power belonging to Christ

   3. to judges i.e. tribunal or bench

   4. to elders

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

in a circle, around, round about, on all sides

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

individually

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

collectively

1. some of all types

to descend from a higher place to a lower

1. to fall (either from or upon)

   1. to be thrust down

2. metaph. to fall under judgment, came under condemnation

to descend from an erect to a prostrate position

1. to fall down

   1. to be prostrated, fall prostrate

   2. of those overcome by terror or astonishment or grief or under the attack of an evil spirit or of falling dead suddenly

   3. the dismemberment of a corpse by decay

   4. to prostrate one's self

   5. used of suppliants and persons rendering homage or worship to one

   6. to fall out, fall from i.e. shall perish or be lost

   7. to fall down, fall into ruin: of buildings, walls etc.

2. to be cast down from a state of prosperity

   1. to fall from a state of uprightness

   2. to perish, i.e come to an end, disappear, cease

      1. of virtues

   3. to lose authority, no longer have force

      1. of sayings, precepts, etc.

   4. to be removed from power by death

   5. to fail of participating in, miss a share in

elder, of age,

1. the elder of two people

2. advanced in life, an elder, a senior

   1. forefathers

a term of rank or office

1. among the Jews

   1. members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men)

   2. of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice

2. among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably

3. the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God

to kiss the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence

among the Orientals, esp. the Persians, to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence

in the NT by kneeling or prostration to do homage (to one) or make obeisance, whether in order to express respect or to make supplication

1. used of homage shown to men and beings of superior rank

   1. to the Jewish high priests

   2. to God

   3. to Christ

   4. to heavenly beings

   5. to demons

the face

1. the front of the human head

2. countenance, look

   1. the face so far forth as it is the organ of sight, and (by it various movements and changes) the index of the inward thoughts and feelings

3. the appearance one presents by his wealth or property, his rank or low condition

   1. outward circumstances, external condition

   2. used in expressions which denote to regard the person in one's judgment and treatment of men

the outward appearance of inanimate things

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