jot : gr. iota; heb. , yod : the smallest letter (10th) in the Hebrew
alphabet
"For truly I say unto you, till heaven and earth perish, one jot, or
one tittle of the law shall not scape, till all be fulfilled." Matt.
Chap.v.
loth : unwilling
lucre : gain in money or goods; profit; riches;—often in an ill sense.
"See that ye feed Christe's flock, which is among you, taking the
oversight of them, not as though ye were compelled thereto: but
willingly: Not for the desire of filthy lucre: but of a good mind."
First Peter chap. v.
mammon : greed-full riches; to serve for gain and filthy lucre
meet (a.) : worthy; suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified;
convenient.
merciful : (mercifull) having or excercising full mercy
Messias, Christ : anointed ,
mete : what ever is used to measure or for a measure
mote : a very small particle; a speck
"The same found his brother Simon first, and said unto him: we have
found Messias, which is by interpretation anointed:" Ihon j.
nard, spikenard : an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
nay : no.
nere : were not (be not)
nought : nothing, (not ever a whit)
ought : (n.) anything whatever, any part; whit (a.) in any respect; at
all. (imp. p.) owe; to be bound in duty or by moral obligation. (v.) to
be indebted or obliged for.
pillers: those that charge others excessively, as to pillage the
people. pill: extort
pyght: plight : to promise or bind by a solemn pledge, especially to
betroth; to give or solemn pledge (as of faith, one's word or oath to
the truth, for example.) Heb. viij. (other: pitched, trothed)
posing : asking questions
phylacteries: either of two leather pouches containing scriptures, one
worn on the left arm, the other on the forehead, by these Scribes or
Pharisees
predestinate: to destine or determine in advance; foreordain. to
appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to
pre["e]lect. Romans Chap. viij.
privy, privily : in private, hidden (also a privy place to rest and
think)
publicans - ones who worked for the Romans; collector of taxes or
tribute from the public.
quaternions : four soldiers, heavy security
raca : from the heb. means worthless
rue : aromatic plant
sophistry : a imaginable but misleading discussion, fallacious
reasoning.
succor, succour : help, to relieve in time of distress, to assist and
deliver from suffering
" For in that he himself suffered, and was tempted, he is able to
succour them that are tempted.—Heb. ii."
suffer(ed) : allow(ed), permit(ed) (even suffer)
superfluity : excess, overabundance, indulgence
superfluous : unnecessary; being beyond what is required or sufficient.
staunched : To stop the flow of blood from (a wound) Luke chap. 8
surfeiting : to overindulge, caused by excessive eating or drinking.
tittle : the "tittle" is a tiny curve at the end of some Hebrew
characters to distinguish them from others which otherwise would be
similar. The very least point. Luke xvj. :
"Sooner shall heaven and earth perish, than one tittle of the law shall
perish."
twain : two
trow : think
trough : troth, or truth; in reality of the narrow way
"I rejoiced greatly, that I found of thy children walking in trough, as
we have received a commandment of the father." Second Ihon j.
thorow(e) : (prep.) by., through, be cause of, on account of
thorowout (prep.) throughout
thorow(e) adv. thoroughly, completely
unneth : uneasily, with much difficulty, scarcely
unspotted : not spotted; free from spot or stain; especially, free from
moral stain; unblemished; as, an unspotted reputation.
"Pure devotion and undefiled before God the father, is this: To visit
the fatherless, and widows in their adversity, and to keep himself
unspotted of the world." James j.
unfeigned: not made up, true, sincere, genuine
untoward: unfavorable, ungraceful, contrary, froward; perverse;
"Save yourselves from this untoward generation." Acts chap. ij.
wene : to ween; suppose, imagine, think
wenest : supposes, to assume
whit : smallest part, least bit
winefat : the upper vat of the winepress; emblematic of divine
judgement
whitsontide: whitsuntide; also interpreted pentecost (Jewish festival
celebrated on the fiftieth day after the Passover Feast)
wist - knew, or known well, understand
wit, (n.) Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
"Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his counselor?"—Wyclif (Rom.
xi. 34).
wit, wettest, wot, wotteth (v.) : knew, know well
wiliness : trickery, deceit, craftiness, cunning;
"That we henceforth be no more children wavering and carried with every
wind of doctrine, by the wiliness of men and craftiness, whereby they
lay a wait for us to deceive us." Ephesians chap. iv.
wottest, wettest : to know sharply.
woe (n.) (interj.) Used to express sorrow or dismay. Grief; sorrow;
misery; disaster, heavy calamity. A curse; a malediction.
Note: Woe is used in denunciation, and in exclamations of sorrow. "Woe
is me! for I am undone."—Isa. vi. 5.
"Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker!"—Isa. xlv. 9.
wont: used to, as usual
yee, yea : yes .
yer: before
V. Some revised definitions from Webster's revised unabridged
dictionary (1913)
AMEN (interj., adv., & n.) [heb. n. certainly, truly.] An expression
used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a
creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief.
To approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically of a certainty
and it's verity.
((Revelation chapter vij.))
When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to truly, verily.
Note: It is used as a noun, to denote: (a) concurrence in belief, or in
a statement; assent; (b) the final word or act; (c) Christ as being one
who is true and faithful.
And let all the people say, Amen.—Ps. cvi. 48.
CONGREGATION :
1. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into
one aggregate or mass.
2. An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of persons met
for the worship of God, and for instruction in His Word; a body of
people who habitually so meet.
4. In Ancient Jewish History it meant the whole body of the Jewish
people; (called also Congregation of the Lord;-) today the body is
composed of both Jew and Gentile believers in Christ.
ERR : error
1. To wander; to roam; to stray. [Archaic]
"What seemeth to you, if there were to a man an hundred sheep and one
of them hath erred."—Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 12).
2. To deviate from the true course; to miss the thing aimed at.
3. To miss intellectual truth; to fall into error; to mistake in
judgment or opinion; to be mistaken.
4. To deviate morally from the right way; to go astray, in a figurative
sense; to do wrong; to sin.
"Do they not err that devise evil?"—Prov. xiv. 22.
5. To offend, as by erring.
DEVOTION : plain hearted to God; Being devoted to someone or something.
1. The state of being dedicated, or solemnly set apart for a particular
purpose.
2. A solemn attention to the Supreme Being in worship; a yielding of
the heart and affections to God, with reverence, faith and piety,
particularly in prayer and meditation; devoutness.
3. The state of being devoted; eager inclination; strong attachment
love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God appropriately
expressed by acts of worship and obedience to His commandments;
devoutness.
FAITHFUL \Faith"ful\,
a. 1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially
in the declarations and promises of God.
2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other
engagements.
The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love
him.—Deut. vii. 9.
3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one
is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a
husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the observance of duty; loyal; of
true fidelity; as, a faithful husband or servant.
4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact;
exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or representation.
Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious; trustworthy.
LAUD n.
1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory.
"Laud be to God."—Shak.
"So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same."—Tyndals.
2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise;—usually in
the pl.
laud v. (celebrate, glorify, honor, exalt)
\Laud\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Lauding.]
To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to celebrate; to
extol.
With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious
name.—Book of Common Prayer.
laudable - honorable, praised
\Laud"a*ble\, a. 1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable;
as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
2. (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote
healing.
MERCIFUL
\Mer"ci*ful\, a. [Mercy + -ful.] 1. Full of mercy; having or exercising
mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.
The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious.—Ex. xxxiv. 6.
2. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.
A merciful man will be merciful to his beast.—Old Proverb.
Syn: Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement;
benignant.— Mer\"ci*ful*ly, adv.—Mer\"ci*ful*ness, n.
SHEW, v. t. [It is sometimes written shew, shewed, shewn, shewing.]
gr. to mark, perceive, hear
1. To exhibit or present to vjew; to place in sight; to display;—the
thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object
denoting the person or thing seeing or beholding;
2. To exhibit to the mental vjew; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to
make known; as, to show one's designs.
Shew them the way wherein they must walk.—Ex. xviii. 20.
3. Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence, to direct;
to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a person into a parlor; to
show one to the door.
4. To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or reasoning;
to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to evince; as, to show the
truth of a statement; to show the causes of an event.
5. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me.—Ex. xx. 6.
To show forth, to manifest; to publish; to proclaim.
PITH : heart, core, center - Hebrews viij.
"Of the things which we have spoken, this is the pith: that we have
such an high priest that is sitten on the right hand of the seat of
majesty in heaven,"
1. (Bot.) The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many
plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous
classes. It consists of cellular tissue.
2. (a) The spongy interior substance of a feather. (b) (Anat.) The
spinal cord; the marrow.
3. Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or
essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as,
the speech lacked pith.
nay, (a.) [a contracted word, to deny]
1. No; a word that expresses negation.
I tell you, nay: but except ye amend your lives, ye shall all likewise
perish. Luke xiij.
2. It expresses also refusal.
He that will not when he may, When he would he shall have nay.
[In these senses it is now rarely used; 'no' being substituted.]
3. Not only so; not this alone; intimating that something is to be
added by way of amplification. He requested an answer; nay, he urged
it.
4. Nay, (n.) Denial, refusal.
YEE, (also yea) adv. Ya.
1. YES; a word that expresses affirmation or assent. Will you go? Yea.
It sometimes introduces a subject, with the sense of indeed, verily,
truly, it is so.
"But your communication shall be yea, yea; nay, nay." Matthew 5.
"Yee and why judge ye not of yourselves, that which is rightwise?" Luke
12.
2. It sometimes enforces the sense of something preceding; not only so,
but more.
"Notwithstanding by all manner ways, whether it be by occasion or of
truth, yet Christ is preached: and therefore I joy. Yee and will joy."
Philippians 1.
3. Yee (n) An affirmative; In Scripture, it is used to denote
certainty, consistency, harmony, and stability.
"For all the promises of God, in him are Yee: and are in him Amen, unto
the laud of God thorow us." 2 Corinthians 1.
THOU (pron.) [SINGULAR: nom. Thou; poss. Thy or Thine; obj. Thee.]
The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the
person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing
persons in the solemn or poetical style.
Art thou he that shall come?—Matt. xi.
Thee (pron.) [Singular : the objective case of Thou]
Thine (pron.) Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to thee.
Thine (adj.) A possessive form of Thou Used instead of thy before an
initial vowel
YE : [PLURAL: nom. You; poss. Your or Yours; obj. You.]
The plural of the pronoun of the second person in the nominative case.
"But ye are washed: ye are sanctified: ye are justified by the name of
the lord Iesus: And by the spirit of our God."—1 Cor. vi.
{Note: In Old English "ye" was used only as a nominative, and "you"
only as a dative or objective. In the 16th century, however, ye and you
became confused and were often used interchangeably, both as
nominatives and objectives, and you has now superseded ye except in
solemn or poetic use.}
What more can be said of such (eloquently translated) New Testament
blessing?
Glory be to God the almighty,
and for his son Iesu Christ,
being faithfully and freely given
with such gracious might!
Hope Will Be a blessing to ye all.
Glory be to God for his son Iesu Christ the Lord.
Faithfully your net servant in Him,
Mario Valente