Chapter XXVIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

for the reason that

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

next to; at the side of

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

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From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

traveling across

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

plural of “disciple” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

to come or go into

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

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 More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

the act of departing

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

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 This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19)

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

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From this reading Jesus could have walked on the water if he had chosen to do it; but he never caused a miracle for himself, though often he did for others.

(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

a large gathering of people

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

precisely as stated

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

walk (through relatively shallow water)

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

at the time that

From this reading More than a thousand years before Jesus stood beside the river, the Israelites had walked across it to enter the land; when God held back the water.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.

which person or people

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With his disciples and a great throng of people who were going up to the feast of the Passover at Jerusalem, he came to the river at another Bethabara, or "the place of the crossing," because like the Bethabara near the Sea of Galilee, the river though very wide was very shallow, so that people could wade across it.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading JESUS HAD now ended his work of preaching in the land of Perea, on the east of the Jordan.

a late time of life

From this reading This Bethabara was opposite the city of Jericho, which had been built up and made beautiful by King Herod the Great, about forty years before.