Dict: easton - Minister

easton:

Minister @ one who serves, as distinguished from the master.

(1.) Heb. meshereth, applied to an attendant on one of superior rank, as to Joshua, the servant of Moses kjv@Exodus:33:11), and to the servant of Elisha ( kjv@2Kings:4:43). This name is also given to attendants at court ( kjv@2Chronicals:22:8), and to the priests and Levites kjv@Jeremiah:33:21; kjv@Ezekiel:44:11).

(2.) Heb. pelah kjv@Ezra:7:24), a "minister" of religion. Here used of that class of sanctuary servants called "Solomon's servants" in kjv@Ezra:2:55-58 and kjv@Nehemiah:7:57-60.

(3.) Greek leitourgos, a subordinate public administrator, and in this sense applied to magistrates kjv@Romans:13:6). It is applied also to our Lord kjv@Hebrews:8:2), and to Paul in relation to Christ kjv@Romans:15:16).

(4.) Greek hyperetes (literally, "under-rower"), a personal attendant on a superior, thus of the person who waited on the officiating priest in the synagogue kjv@Luke:4:20). It is applied also to John Mark, the attendant on Paul and Barnabas kjv@Acts:13:5).

(5.) Greek diaconos, usually a subordinate officer or assistant employed in relation to the ministry of the gospel, as to Paul and Apollos ( kjv@1Corinthians:3:5), Tychicus kjv@Ephesians:6:21), Epaphras kjv@Colossians:1:7), Timothy ( kjv@1Thessalonians:3:2), and also to Christ kjv@Romans:15:8).