KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Service or appointed work, including the duties of an office or charge. Sense 2: The agency, instrumentality, or means by which service is performed.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Numbers 4:12
Complete exact-word concordance
And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:
And they shall take all the instruments of ministery, wherewith they minister in the Sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blew, and couer them with a couering of badgers skinnes, and shall put them on a barre.
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
From thirty yeeres old and vpward, euen vnto fifty yeeres old, euery one that came to doe the seruice of the ministery, and the seruice of the burden in the Tabernacle of the Congregation:
And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
And the Priests waited on their offices: the Leuites also with instruments of musicke of the LORD, which Dauid the King had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for euer, when Dauid praised by their ministerie: and the Priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
1611 marginal noteHeb. by their hand.
1611 marginal note1.Chron. 15.16.
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
I haue also spoken by the prophets, and I haue multiplied visions, and vsed similitudes, by the ministerie of the prophets.
1611 marginal noteHeb. by the hand.
For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
For hee was numbred with vs, and had obtained part of this ministerie.
That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
That hee may take part of this ministerie and Apostleship, from which Iudas by transgression fell, that hee might goe to his owne place.
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
But we will giue our selues continually to prayer, and to the ministerie of the word.
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Hierusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministerie, and tooke with them Iohn, whose syrname was Marke.
1611 marginal noteOr, charge, chap.11.29,30.
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
But none of these things mooue me, neither count I my life deare vnto my self, so that I might finish my course with ioy, & the ministery which I haue receiued of the Lord Iesus, to testifie the Gospel of the grace of God.
And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
And when hee had saluted them, hee declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministerie.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
The office, duties or functions of a subordinate agent of any kind. Agency; service; aid; interposition; instrumentality.
