The Basic Things
and the Great Things
μέγας
Megas
Great
βάσις
Basis
Lit. "Stepping"
From baino, to step
Metonymies of "stepping"
Agent-Subject
The One Stepping or Supporting
The King - βασιλεύς
Action or Process
The act of stepping,
Placing one's weight upon a weight bearing support
Patient-Direct Object
That stepped upon,
The weight-bearing support
Indirect object
Instrument of stepping
The point of contact belonging to the weight to be supported, to be placed upon the weight-bearing support.
In a person, the foot
The washing of feet is an image of the therapeutic examination of basic beliefs.
Product or Goal of stepping
The quality of being firmly supported
μεγαλεῖα
Megaleia
Great Things
Greatness, Splendor
Great things,
The class containing things that are great
τὰ μεγαλεῖα τοῦ θεοῦ
The great things of God
(See Acts 2:11)
The things that God has done
Or, how God has applied His principles
-λεῖα
-leia
Suffix denoting a quality,
or
a class of things
which possess a certain quality
Fire
Source of Light and Heat
Light
Useful to those seeking Clarity
Useful for drawing people in
Heat
Useful to those seeking Transformation
Useful for energizing people,
Sending people out
βασιλεία
Basileia
Usu. transl. "Kingdom"
Relation of kingdom and basis
In a kingdom, all authority rests upon the throne. The throne is the basis for all authority in the kingdom.
Basicness
The quality of being basic
Basic things
The class containing things that are basic
ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ
The basic things of God
(See Mt. 21:43, Lk. 17:21)
The reasons for God's acts
The principles from which God makes applications