Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.

To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.

Thought, reasoning, consideration. Dialogismos. Out of the heart come evil thoughts. What we allow to live in our minds shapes what comes out in our words and actions.

Wise, skilled in living. Sophos. The wise person builds on rock, not sand. Wisdom is proved right by her deeds. Build accordingly.

To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.

Vain, empty, profitless. Mátaios. What is vain cannot satisfy, and Israel was warned not to follow idols that are empty of life. Do not give your devotion to what cannot give back.