Priest. Hiereus. You are a royal priesthood. Every believer has direct access to God. The priesthood of all believers means no human mediator is needed. Jesus is enough.

in the oblique cases there is used instead of it a (probably cognate) name , which is otherwise obsolete; Zeus or Dis (among the Latins, Jupiter or Jove), the supreme deity of the Greeks

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.

Before, in front of, prior to. Pro. God acts before we call, prepares before we arrive, knows before we ask. Trust the One who is always already ahead.

City, town. Polis. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be visible. Its light is for the community around it. Hide nothing. Let it shine.

Bull, sacrificial ox. Tauros. The blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins. What animal sacrifice pointed to, Christ fulfilled once for all.

Wreath, garland, ceremonial crown. Stemma. The priests of Zeus brought wreaths to honor Paul and Barnabas as gods, but they tore their clothes in refusal. Human glory dressed up in flowers is still idolatry. Refuse the wreath that belongs to God alone.

Gateway, entryway, portal. Pylṓn. The angel stood at the pylṓn of the holy city, and nothing unclean could pass through. Every threshold declares whose house this is. Mind what you enter.

To bring, to carry, to bear. Phero. Holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit carries the messenger so the message arrives with divine accuracy.

A crowd, a multitude, a mob. He saw a great crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. His response to crowds was always compassion.

To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.

properly, to rush (breathe hard, blow, smoke), i.e. (by implication) to sacrifice (properly, by fire, but genitive case); by extension to immolate (slaughter for any purpose)