'Means' in the Bible

That which fell among the thorns means those who have heard, but as they go on their way, the Message is stifled by the anxieties, wealth and gaieties of time, and they yield nothing in perfection.

But as for that in the good ground, it means those who, having listened to the Message with open minds and in a right spirit, hold it fast, and patiently yield a return.

Just at that time there came some Pharisees who warned Him, saying, "Leave this place and continue your journey; Herod means to kill you."

and you will be blessed, because they have no means of requiting you, but there will be requital for you at the Resurrection of the righteous."

"Which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, asking if he has the means to finish it? --

And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.