minister
part of speech
noun (a minister, ministers); verb (minister to — formal)
meaning for a pupil
1) A minister is a person in charge of a government department, such as the minister for education. tree →
2) A minister is a leader in some Christian churches who leads services. tree →
3) To minister to someone is to look after them. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Joseph ministered to Potiphar, and Joshua was Moses' minister. The Levites and priests minister in the Tabernacle. Interpretation: The service of the priests and Levites is seen as holy work. Tradition says Joshua learned from serving Moses, so he could lead after him. In the primary lessons: In civics, the Prime Minister leads the government in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland; ministers are in charge of areas like health or education. In the USA, similar people are called secretaries. In churches, the minister leads worship. Phrases: "Prime Minister", "government minister", "minister for…".
examples
- And Joseph found favour in his sight, and he ministered unto him. (Torah GEN.39.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister; and Moses went up into the mount of God. (Torah EXO.24.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. (Torah NUM.3.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. (Prophets 1SA.3.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Ira also the Jairite was chief minister unto David. (Prophets 2SA.20.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers. (Writings PSA.104.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Prime Minister spoke on television. tree →
- The education minister visited our school. tree →
- The minister read from the Bible on Sunday. tree →
- Each minister is in charge of one department. tree →
- Nurses ministered to the sick. tree →
- Who is the health minister? tree →
- “But he is my prime minister’s son!” tree →
note
Countable. Related: ministry (a department). Capital letters in titles: "the Prime Minister". Not every country uses the word; the USA has a President and Secretaries.
In the corpora
- And Joseph found favour in his sight, and he ministered unto him.
- And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister; and Moses went up into the mount of God.
- And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office.
- 'Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
- And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «minister» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.