basileia · bas-il-i'-ah · G932

kingdom — the King’s reign and realm

from 935; properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively):--kingdom, + reign.

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” — Matthew 6:33

From the decks: Basileia is the word on the Lord's lips before Pilate — a real reign, but not from hence. The inquisitors' courts claimed to defend Christ's kingdom with torture and fire; the King Himself would not let His servants fight for Him with this world's weapons.

dunamis · doo'-nam-is · G1411

power — might, strength, miracle-working power

from 1410; force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself):--ability, abundance, meaning, might(-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle(-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work.

“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” — Acts 1:8

theos · theh'-os · G2316

God — the supreme Being, the Creator of all

of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” — John 3:16

kurios · koo'-ree-os · G2962

the Lord — master, ruler, the one in authority

from kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):-- God, Lord, master, Sir.

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” — Romans 10:9

pater · pat-ayr' · G3962

Father — God the Father; an earthly father

apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote):--father, parent.

“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” — Matthew 6:9

pneuma · pnyoo'-mah · G4151

the Spirit; spirit — breath, wind, the Holy Spirit

from 4154; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit:--ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.

“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” — Romans 8:2

From the decks: Pneuma is this chapter's great word: Spirit sounds through Romans 8 more than twenty times — the Spirit of life (v. 2), the Spirit of God and of Christ (v. 9), the Spirit of adoption (v. 15).

phos · foce · G5457

light — the light of the world, the opposite of darkness

from an obsolete phao (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare 5316, 5346); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative):--fire, light.

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” — John 8:12

Christos · khris-tos' · G5547

Christ — the Anointed One, the Messiah

from 5548; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.

“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” — Matthew 16:16

From the decks: Christos means Anointed — the Greek word answering to the Hebrew Messiah, and Scripture's own name for Jesus: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16).

agape · ag-ah'-pay · G26

love — charity, love that gives itself away

from 25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:--(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.

“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” — 1 Corinthians 13:13

From the decks: Agape is the love of 1 Corinthians 13 — the love Paul sets over every gift: prophecy, mysteries, and all knowledge itself, for the man who has them all, “and have not charity, I am nothing.” Bernard's warning to the schools is the apostle's own sentence.

euaggelion · yoo-ang-ghel'-ee-on · G2098

the gospel — the good news, the glad tidings

from the same as 2097; a good message, i.e. the gospel:--gospel.

“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,” — Romans 1:1

From the decks: The gospel is not man's word about God — it is God's good message to man.

metanoia · met-an'-oy-ah · G3341

repentance — a change of mind that turns from sin to God

from 3340; (subjectively) compunction (for guilt, including reformation); by implication, reversal (of (another's) decision):--repentance.

“And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” — Luke 24:47

stauros · stow-ros' · G4716

the cross — the stake on which Christ was crucified

from the base of 2476; a stake or post (as set upright), i.e. (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e. self-denial; by implication, the atonement of Christ:--cross.

“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” — 1 Corinthians 1:18

From the decks: Stauros is the cross — the very thing struck at by the claim that Jesus was not crucified. Take away the cross, and there is no atonement: no minor disagreement, but a denial of the Gospel's center.

sozo · sode'-zo · G4982

to save — to rescue, deliver, make whole

from a primary sos (contraction for obsolete saos, "safe"); to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively):--heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole.

“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” — Matthew 1:21

soteria · so-tay-ree'-ah · G4991

salvation — deliverance, rescue, God’s saving work

feminine of a derivative of 4990 as (properly, abstract) noun; rescue or safety (physically or morally):--deliver, health, salvation, save, saving.

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” — Acts 4:12

charis · khar'-ece · G5485

grace — God’s unmerited favour, His free gift

from 5463; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude):--acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy).

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” — Ephesians 2:8

hamartia · ham-ar-tee'-ah · G266

sin — missing the mark, breaking God’s law

from 264; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” — Romans 6:23

eirene · i-ray'-nay · G1515

peace — wholeness, quiet, rest given by God

probably from a primary verb eiro (to join); peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity:--one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again.

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” — John 14:27

elpis · el-pece' · G1680

hope — confident expectation of good to come

from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence:--faith, hope.

“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” — Romans 15:4

From the decks: Elpis is no bare wish: it is expectation with pleasure — a confident looking-for. The Scriptures breed it (v. 4), the Gentiles rest it in the root of Jesse (v. 12), and the God of hope fills believers with it (v. 13).

zoe · dzo-ay' · G2222

life — the life God gives, life eternal

from 2198; life (literally or figuratively):--life(-time). Compare 5590.

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” — John 14:6

kardia · kar-dee'-ah · G2588

the heart — the inner man, seat of thought and will

prolonged from a primary kar (Latin cor, "heart"); the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle:--(+ broken-)heart(-ed).

“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” — Matthew 5:8

pistis · pis'-tis · G4102

faith — belief, trust, firm persuasion

from 3982; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” — Hebrews 11:1

psuche · psoo-khay' · G5590

the soul — the life, the inner self of a man

from 5594; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from 4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from 2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew 5315, 7307 and 2416):--heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.

“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” — Matthew 16:26

baptizo · bap-tid'-zo · G907

to baptize — to immerse, to dip under water

from a derivative of 911; to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism:--Baptist, baptize, wash.

“Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.” — Acts 2:41

From the decks: Baptizo is to immerse, to make fully wet — the word itself knows no sprinkling. After the eunuch's confession, “they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him” (Acts 8:38).

ekklesia · ek-klay-see'-ah · G1577

the church — the called-out assembly of believers

from a compound of 1537 and a derivative of 2564; a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both):--assembly, church.

“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” — Matthew 16:18

From the decks: Ekklesia is the New Testament's own word for the church: not a building, but a people called out of the world and gathered to Christ — an assembly, a congregation.

aletheia · al-ay'-thi-a · G225

truth — what is real and true, God’s true word

from 227; truth:--true, X truly, truth, verity.

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” — John 8:32

logos · log'-os · G3056

the Word — a spoken word; the living Word, Christ

from 3004; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):--account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” — John 1:1

aggelos · ang'-el-os · G32

an angel — a messenger sent from God

from aggello (probably derived from 71; compare 34) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor:--angel, messenger.

“And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.” — Luke 2:9

anastasis · an-as'-tas-is · G386

resurrection — a rising again from the dead

from 450; a standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth):--raised to life again, resurrection, rise from the dead, that should rise, rising again.

“But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.” — Revelation 20:5

From the decks: Anastasis is built of ana, again, and histemi, to stand — a standing up again. It carries this chapter's hinge: the FIRST anastasis (v. 5), of the beheaded saints; the rest of the dead stand up a thousand years later, before the throne.