5434 officer
5434 officer
A person holding a position of authority (serving others), in a government, an army or navy, the church or other organisation.
Examples of officers
Government officers 1Ki 4:5 See also 1Ki 4:7-19,27-28; 1Ki 20:14; 2Ki 15:25; 2Ki 18:24 pp Isa 36:9; Ezr 4:8; Ne 11:9; Isa 33:18
Army officers Ex 14:7 See also Ex 15:4; Dt 20:8-9; 2Sa 8:7; 2Ki 6:8; 1Ch 27:16-22; Isa 21:5; Jer 38:17-18; Eze 23:15; Ac 21:32; Ac 25:23
Navy officers 2Ch 8:18
Church officers Php 1:1 See also Ac 20:17,28; 1Ti 3:1,8-10; 1Ti 5:17; Tit 1:5,7
Other kinds of officer
The officer in charge of the king’s palace 1Ki 4:6; 1Ki 18:3; 2Ki 18:18; 2Ki 19:2
The officer in charge of the treasuries 1Ch 26:24; 2Ch 24:11
The priest in charge of punishing troublemakers in the temple court Jer 20:1-2
The commander of the king’s guard Da 2:14-15
A court attendant Mt 5:25 pp Lk 12:58
A member of the temple guard Lk 22:4,52; Ac 5:22,26
The attendant of a Roman magistrate Ac 16:35,38
See also
| 5208 | armies |
| 5245 | captain |
| 5250 | centurion |
| 5261 | commander |
| 5358 | judges |
| 5489 | rank |
| 5509 | rulers |
| 7715 | deacons |
| 7719 | elders as leaders |
| 7748 | overseers |
| 7766 | priests |
| 7939 | ministry |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
