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And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
Read in context →And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
Read in context →5 occurrences in 4 verses.
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shârath · shaw-rath'
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
Strong's KJV usage: minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.
Strong's first: 1 Kings 10:5Strong's last: Joel 2:17
Open full H8334 profile →diákonos · dee-ak'-on-os
an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess)
Strong's KJV usage: :--deacon, minister, servant.
Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 3:5Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 11:23
Open full G1249 profile →leitourgós · li-toorg-os'
a public servant, i.e. a functionary in the Temple or Gospel, or (genitive case) a worshipper (of God) or benefactor (of man)
Strong's KJV usage: :--minister(-ed).
Strong's first: Romans 13:6Strong's last: Hebrews 1:7
Open full G3011 profile →hypērétēs · hoop-ay-ret'-ace
an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
Strong's KJV usage: :--minister, officer, servant.
Strong's first: Luke 1:2Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 4:1
Open full G5257 profile →pᵉlach · pel-akh'
to serve or worship
Strong's KJV usage: minister, serve.
Strong's first: Ezra 7:24Strong's last: Ezra 7:24
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For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
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MIN'ISTER, noun [Latin]
1. Properly, a chief servant; hence, an agent appointed to transact or manage business under the authority of another; in which sense, it is a word of very extensive application.
Moses rose up and his minister Joshua. Exodus 24:13.
2. One to whom a king or prince entrusts the direction of affairs of state; as minister of state; the prime minister In modern governments, the secretaries or heads of the several departments or branches of government are the ministers of the chief magistrate.
3. A magistrate; an executive officer.
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. Romans 13:4.
4. A delegate; an embassador; the representative of a sovereign at a foreign court; usually such as is resident at a foreign court, but not restricted to such.
5. One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church, duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments. Ephesians 3:7.
6. Christ is called a minister of the sanctuary. Hebrews 8:2.
7. An angel; a messenger of God.
Who maketh his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire. Psalms 104:4.
MIN'ISTER, verb transitive [Latin ministro.] To give; to afford; to supply.
He that ministereth seed to the sower--2 Corinthians 9:10.
That it may minister grace to the hearers. Ephesians 4:29.
MIN'ISTER, verb intransitive To attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.
I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. Exodus 29:1.
1. To afford supplies; to give things needful; to supply the means of relief; to relieve.
When saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Matthew 25:44.
2. To give medicines.
Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased?
In this sense, we commonly use administer.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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