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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
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From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
BabylonnounUS /ˈbæbəlɑːn/
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
descendantnounUS /dɪˈsendənt/
a person considered as descended from some ancestor
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
Edomite
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From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
EsaunounUS /ˈiːsɔː/
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
every person
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
HerodnounUS /ˈherəd/
king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
Jacob'snounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəbz/
possessive form of “jacob” — French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
JewsnounUS /dʒuːz/
plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
engage in
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading SECOND READING.
RomansnounUS /ˈroʊmənz/
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SECOND READING.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
a male human offspring
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading He believed in the true God, and began to make the Temple much more beautiful than it had been since it had been built up after the Jews came back from Babylon.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.--_Luke 1:32._ THE Romans set up a strange king over the Jews.
precisely as stated
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name was Herod, and he was an Edomite--that is, a descendant of Jacob's brother Esau.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
which person or people
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading But he was a very wicked and cruel man, who killed his own wife, and made everybody afraid of him; and the Jews were very unhappy under him.
