Quick Definition
to minister
Strong's Definition
to officiate as a priest; figuratively, to put on regalia
Derivation: a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services; but used only as denominative from H3548 (כֹּהֵן);
KJV Usage: deck, be (do the office of a, execute the, minister in the) priest('s office).
TWOT Reference: 959
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to act as a priest, minister in a priest's office
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to minister as a priest, serve as a priest
1a2) to be or become a priest
1a3) to play the priest
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to act as a priest, minister in a priest's office
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to minister as a priest, serve as a priest
1a2) to be or become a priest
1a3) to play the priest
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כָּהַן
kâhan
BDB Definition:
1) to act as a priest, minister in a priests office
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to minister as a priest, serve as a priest
1a2) to be or become a priest
1a3) to play the priest
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root, apparently meaning to mediate in religious services
Same Word by TWOT Number: 959
Total KJV Occurrences: 23