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| Caesar | Title of the Roman emperors. |
| Caesarea | Named in honor of Augustus Caesar, it was the seat of the Roman government of Judea during the NT times, located 30 miles N of Joppa. |
| Caiaphas | High Priest from AD18 to AD36 son in law to Annas. |
| Cain | "Possessor", firstborn son of Adam, murdered his brother Abel. |
| Cainan | 1. Son of Enos, great grandson of Adam, lived 910 years. 2. Son of Arphaxad, great grandson of Noah. |
| Caiphas | "Depression", high priest at the time of Christ. |
| calamus | Sweet tasting plant stalk probably like sugar cane. |
| caldron | A large deep iron cooking pot for use over an open fire. |
| Caleb | "Dog", one of 12 spies that came back with a good report. |
| calling of God | A spiritual summons to carry out a mission. |
| Calvary | Place of Christ's crucifixion. |
| Cana | Town of Galilee where Jesus performed his first miracle. |
| Canaan | Land promised to Abraham by God, also the name of one of the sons of Ham. |
| Canaanites | Descendants of Canaan. |
| Candace | An Ethiopian queen whose minister was converted under Philip. |
| canker | Cancer. |
| cankerworm | Probably a stage in the development of the locust. |
| Capernaum | A city on North shore of the Sea of Galilee, a center of Christ's ministry. |
| Caph | The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| Cappadocia | An Eastern province of Asia Minor. |
| carbuncle | A red precious gemstone. |
| carcase | The body of a dead animal or person. |
| Carmel | A mountain ridge in Israel, site of Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal. |
| carnal | Pertaining to the flesh, or fleshly desires. |
| carriages | Personal belongings. |
| cassia | A pleasant smelling powder like cinnamon. |
| cast | Throw. |
| Castor and Pollux | "Twin brothers", greek mythology sons of Leda, supposed protectors of sailors. |
| caul | A membrane inside the stomach or liver. |
| Cedron | A brook on the east side of Jerusalem. |
| celestial | Heavenly. |
| celibacy | Unmarried. |
| Cenchrea | A Seaport 6 miles E of Corinth on the Saronic Gulf. |
| censer | A vessel upon which the incense was burned in the sanctuary. |
| centurion | Roman officer with authority over 100 men. |
| Cephas | A stone, name given to Peter by Jesus. |
| chaff | The husk or hull of a head of grain. |
| Chaldean | An inhabitant of southern Babylonia. |
| chamber | Room. |
| chambering | Sexual immorality. |
| chamberlain | An official in charge of a household of a nobleman. |
| chamois | Probably a mountain sheep. |
| champaign | A desert plain. |
| Chanaan | Canaan. |
| chapiters | The top or head on the pillars of the tabernacle and its court. |
| charger | A deep dish, that which was used to bear weight. |
| chariot | A two wheeled vehicle pulled by horses, used in warfare. |
| charity | Spiritual love for others, giving to the needy. |
| charmer | One who tied magic charms. |
| Charran | Haran. |
| chaste | Innocent of immoral sexual acts. |
| chasten | Administer spiritual discipline. |
| chastise | Punish for the purpose of correction. |
| chastisement | Punishment. |
| Chemosh | A false god of the Moabites (same as Ammonite god Molech). |
| Cherub | An order of angels with a lion's body, human face, wings. |
| Cherubim | Symbolic creature that stood guard at the garden of Eden and the temple of Solomon. |
| Cheth | The 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| chide | Reprove, rebuke, compel. |
| chief priests | The Sadducees who were in charge of worship at the temple in Jerusalem, the teachers and interpreters of the law. |
| Chinneroth | "Harp", the sea of Galilee. |
| Chios | One of the larger islands off the W coast of Asia Minor. |
| choler | Anger. |
| Chorazin | A town on the Sea of Galilee, 2.5 miles north of Capernaum. |
| Christ | The Messiah, Son of God, Jesus, Saviour, Redeemer. |
| christian | "Like Christ", one who follows Christ. |
| Chronicles | Two books that contain a record of the early years of Israel's history. |
| church | A local group of believers or the whole body of believers. |
| churl | A rude, vulgar, stingy or hard to work with person. |
| churlish | Ill mannered, bad tempered, uncivilized. |
| Chushanrishathaim | King of Mesopotamia at the time of the Judges. |
| Cilicia | A Roman province in the SW part of Asia Minor. |
| circumcision | A ceremonial cutting of the foreskin of males, also a term used in reference to the Jews. |
| circumspect | Attentive to the consequences of one's behavior. |
| Cis | Kish, the father of King Saul. |
| cistern | An underground tank for storing water. |
| city of David | Bethlehem. |
| clamour | A loud confused noise or complaining. |
| Clauda | A small island about 23 miles SW of Crete. |
| Claudius Caesar | Roman Caesar from Ad 41 to 54. |
| Claudius Lysias | The Roman centurian that arrested Paul in Jerusalem, stationed at the fortress of Antonia. |
| clave | Held onto something. |
| cleave | Hang onto, hold fast, or split into two parts. |
| clemency | The disposition to be merciful. |
| Cleopas | A disciple to whom Jesus appeared after the resurrection. |
| cloak | Covering, a loose sleeveless outer garment. |
| cloke | Covering, a loose sleeveless outer garment. |
| clothe | Dress, put clothes on. |
| clouted | Patched. |
| cloven footed | Of a divided hoof. |
| Cnidus | A city on the most SW point of Lycia, about 170 miles from Myra. |
| coat of mail | A breastplate made of sheets of metal overlapped like fish scales. |
| cockatrice | A serpent. |
| cogitate | Think, plan, or devise. |
| Colosse | A city in Asia, about 10 miles from Laodicea to which Paul wrote his letter of Colossians. |
| Colossians | The book from Paul addressed to the church at Colosse. |
| colour | Disguise. |
| comeliness | Attractiveness. |
| comely | Beautiful, or proper, or in good standing. |
| comforter | The Holy Spirit that was promised by Christ. |
| commandment | A divine order. |
| commend | Entrust, to recommend. |
| commendation | Recommendation. |
| commit | To have done, to entrust. |
| commodious | Accommodating. |
| common | Ordinary, or belonging to more than one, or impure. |
| commonwealth | A free association of self governing units. |
| commotion | A noisy disturbance caused by a number of people. |
| commune | Discuss, to communicate. |
| communion | The partaking of bread and wine that was begun by Jesus that symbolized his broken body and his spilled blood. |
| companied | Accompanied. |
| compass | The ledge of an altar, or to circle or surround. |
| compassed | Surrounded or circled. |
| compasseth | To completely surround. |
| compassion | The desire to help when a need is discovered. |
| compel | Force. |
| compelled | Forced. |
| comprehend | Understand the meaning or the significance. |
| conceit | Thinking that you are better than someone else. |
| conceive | Become pregnant, or to form an idea. |
| conception | The act of becoming pregnant. |
| concision | Those who would enforce circumcision on Gentile Christians. |
| concord | Harmony, a state of agreement. |
| concourse | Coming together. |
| concubine | A woman that lives with a man, but does not have the standing of a wife. |
| concupiscence | Sexual desire, lust, desire for earthly things. |
| condemn | Declare unfit for use, or to censure or blame, or to pronounce punishment. |
| condemnation | Blame, the state of being declared unfit for use, or no good. |
| condescend | Be gracious to someone of lower status. |
| conduct | Escort, or guide. |
| coney | A rock badger, a small rabbit sized animal with feet like a hyppopotamus. |
| confection | The perfume made by the temple apothecary. |
| confectionary | A female perfumer. |
| confederate | League, joined together, allied. |
| conferr | Discuss. |
| confession | Acknowledgement of our sin to God. |
| confidence | Assurance, trust. |
| confirm | Assure, validate, establish the truth of something. |
| conform | Comply, to do as others do. |
| conformable | In proper agreement or likeness. |
| confound | Confuse, or baffle. |
| congregation | An assembly of people for a religious service. |
| conscience | Knowledge of your own acts as right or wrong. |
| consecrate | Declare holy, or to dedicate to a purpose. |
| consolation | Relief by comfort for those who are suffering, grieving or disappointed. |
| consort | Associate, or accompany. |
| conspiracy | Secretly joining together for an evil purpose. |
| constrain | Persuad by strong pressure or force. |
| consumption | Tuberculosis of the lungs, or an annihilation. |
| contempt | An attitude to something which one despises or sees as worthless or vile. |
| contemptible | Worthy of scorn or contempt. |
| contend | Argue. |
| contentions | Controversy. |
| contentious | Quarrelsome. |
| contrariwise | To the contrary. |
| contrary | Opposite in nature or direction, opposed. |
| contrite | Grieving and penitent for sin. |
| conversion | The changing into a new lifestyle. |
| convert | To change spiritually. |
| convey | Carry, transport, suggest. |
| conviction | Impressed with a sense of guilt. |
| convocation | A calling together, to assemble a group of people. |
| Coos | Cos, a large and mountainous island off the SW coast of Asia Minor. |
| copulate | Join together sexually. |
| Corban | "Offering", to dedicate one's earnings to God, but not necessarily giving the money to God, thereby nulifying the required support of your parents. |
| Core | Korah, "Baldness", grandson of Kohath, challenged the authority of Moses and was killed by God. |
| coriander | A plant whose seeds are used for flavoring and for making a drug that reduces stomach gases. |
| Corinth | A Greek seaport city visited by Paul. |
| Corinthians | Residents of Corinth, and the name of the letters sent to the Church at Corinth. |
| cormorant | A large black voracious sea bird. |
| Cornelius | A Godly Roman Centurion. |
| corpse | Dead body. |
| corrupt | Changed from good to bad, dishonest, to make wicked, to defile. |
| corruptible | Open to corruption, especially bribes. |
| corruption | The state of being in moral decay. |
| council | An assembly of authorities (Sanhedran). |
| counsel | Advice, or an elected legislative or advisory body. |
| countenance | Facial expression. |
| coupled | Connected. |
| covenant | Agreement between two parties. |
| covet | A strong desire for something that does not belong to you. |
| covetousness | The sin of wanting something that does not belong to you. |
| craft | Slyness, craftiness, or occupation. |
| craftiness | Deception. |
| craved | Asked. |
| create | To bring into existance something that has never existed before. |
| Creator | The one who creates. |
| creature | The one who is created. |
| creepeth | Move along with the body prone and close to the ground. |
| Crete | An island in the Mediterranean. |
| crew | Crowed. |
| crimson | A deep red color. |
| crookbackt | Hump backed. |
| cross | An upright beam used to crucify people, symbol of Christianity, or the burden we must bear. |
| crucified | Put to death by nailing to a cross. |
| crucifixion | The act of being crucified. |
| crucify | Put to death by nailing to a cross. |
| cubit | A measurement of length (about 18 inches, 2 spans) of a man's arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. |
| cuckow | A bird of the sea gull family. |
| cumbered | Burdened. |
| cumbrance | Encumbrance, any burden or obligation that burdens or restricts another. |
| cummin | A Mediterranean plant whose seed was used for its aromatic flavor. |
| cunning | Crafty, deceitful. |
| cupbearer | An attendant that pours wine, sometimes also a wine taster. |
| curious arts | Sorcery. |
| curse | A call for divine punishment. |
| cursed | Condemned. |
| Cush | Son of Ham, father of Nimrod. |
| custom | A head tax, or a generally accepted practice or habit. |
| cymbal | One of a pair of shallow brass plates that are banged together to make a ringing clang. |
| Cyprus | An Island in the eastern Mediterranean. |
| Cyrene | An ancient Greek city west of Egypt, the chief city in Libya and north Africa between Alexandria and Carthage. |
| Cyrenian | From Cyrene, an ancient Greek city west of Egypt, the chief city in Libya and north Africa between Alexandria and Carthage. |
| Cyrenius | While governor of Syria-Cilicia he organized the census in Judea when the territory came under Roman rule. |
| Cyrus | King of Persia that conquered Babylonia and Syria in 539 B.C, and let the Israelite exiles return to rebuild Jerusalem. |