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JESUS CHRIST (ca. 5/4 bc–ad 30/33). According to the New Testament, Jesus Christ is the incarnate Word of God, the Creator and Savior of the world, the founder of Christianity, and the sinless exemplar of its principles and practices. “Jesus”—His personal name—is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew “Jeshua” (or “Joshua”). In Matthew 1:21 the name was divinely appointed, “for He will save His people from their sins.” Since the name was common in His lifetime, He was usually referred to in a more specific way, such as “Jesus of Nazareth” (John 1:26; Schaeder, “Nazarēnos, Nazōraios,” 874–79). “Christ,” the anointed one, is a title that acknowledged that He was the expected Messiah of Israel. In the Gospels, Jesus is usually identified as “the Christ.” After Peter’s sermon at Pentecost in Acts 2:38, He was usually referred to as “Jesus Christ.” This composite name joins the historic figure with the messianic role that prophetic expectation and early Christianity knew that He possessed.

mnemeion (μνημει̂ον, 3419) primarily denotes “a memorial” (akin to mnaomai, “to remember”), then, “a monument” (the significance of the word rendered “tombs,” kjv, “sepulchres,” in Luke 11:47), anything done to preserve the memory of things and persons; it usually denotes a tomb, and is translated either “tomb” or “sepulchre” or “grave.” Apart from the Gospels, it is found only in Acts 13:29. Among the Hebrews it was generally a cavern, closed by a door or stone, often decorated. Cf. Matt. 23:29. See tomb.

2. mnema (μνη̂μα, 3418), akin to No. 1, like which it signified “a memorial” or “record of a thing or a dead person,” then “a sepulchral monument,” and hence “a tomb”; it is rendered “graves” in the kjv of Rev. 11:9 (rv, “a tomb”); “tomb” or “tombs,” Mark 5:3, 5 (some mss. have No. 1, as in 15:46, kjv, “sepulchre”) and 16:2 (kjv, “sepulchre”); Luke 8:27; Acts 2:29 and 7:16 (kjv, “sepulchre”). See tomb.

Note: In 1 Cor. 15:55, where some texts have “Hades,” kjv, “grave,” the most authentic have thanatos, “death.”1

1 Vine, W. E., Unger, M. F., & White, W., Jr. (1996). In Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (Vol. 2, p. 278). T. Nelson.

great

 — adjective. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree, magnitude, or effect.

miracle ⇔ sign — noun. a marvelous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent; often with an emphasis on communicating a message.

wonder (miracle) — noun. a marvelous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent; often deviating from the normal course (or laws) of nature.

to marvel — verb. to be amazed at (an event or occurrence).

to be awesome — verb. to be inspiring awe or reverence or fear.

to be utterly amazed — verb. to be or become astounded to such a degree as to nearly lose one’s mental composure.

wonder — noun. something that causes feelings of wonder; often miraculous.

choice thing — noun. a thing that is the best among other things to choose from.

to be astounded — verb. to be affected with wonder.

choice — adjective. of superior grade.

to be superior — verb. to be or become of greater quality or value.

to be wonderful — verb. to be extraordinarily good or great.

extraordinary — adjective. beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable.

marvelous — adjective. exciting wonder or admiration on account of being highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable.

to deal marvelously

 — verb. to act in a way that is marvelous and inspires wonder, whether the result is positive or negative.

awesomeness — noun. the quality of being awesome in power and of inducing fear and respect in others.

wonderful — adjective. of an extraordinary nature making it mysterious or difficult to comprehend.

astonishment — noun. an overwhelming feeling of stunning wonder.

to utterly amaze — verb. to cause to become astounded to such a degree as to nearly lose one’s mental composure.

awesome — adjective. inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder.

better (superior) — noun. something superior in quality, condition, or effect.

extraordinary thing — noun. something that is outrageous.

astounded — adjective. filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.

excellent — adjective. very good; of the highest quality.

superior — adjective. of or characteristic of high rank or importance.

to be extraordinary — verb. to be beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable.

to be in awe — verb. to be or come into a state of fear or awe at something; used in regards to positive wonders.

to be marveled at — verb. to be or become an object of wonderment.

to be surprised — verb. to be or become come upon or taken unawares.

to show wondrously — verb. to display in such a way as to inspire wonder.

wondrously — adverb. in a wonderful or awe inspiring manner.

surprise — noun. the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you.