OVERSEERS BISHOPS DEACONS - MINISTERS
Acts 20:28 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves,
and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he
hath purchased with his own blood.
Yourselves - heautou, heh-ow-too', Greek 1438; (including
all the other cases); from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete
and the generic (dative or accusative) of Greek 846 (autos); him (her, it, them, also [in conjunction
with the personal pronoun of the other persons] my, thy, our, your) self
(selves), etc. :- alone, her (own, ‑self),
(he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own (selves),
+ that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them (selves), they, thyself,
you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, selves).
Overseers - episkopos, ep-is'-kop‑os,
Greek 1985; from Greek 1909 (epi) and Greek 4649 (skopos) (in the sense of
Greek 1983 (episkopeo)); a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in general charge of a (or the) church (literal or figurative) :- bishop, overseer.
Philip. 1:1 - Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the *bishops and **deacons:
*Bishops - episkopos,
ep-is'-kop-os, Greek 1985; from Greek 1909 (epi) and Greek 4649 (skopos) (in
the sense of Greek 1983 (episkopeo)); a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer
in general charge of a (or the) church (literal or figurative) :- bishop, overseer.
**Deacons- diakonos, dee-ak'-on-os, Greek 1249; probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands; compare Greek 1377 (dioko)); an attendant, i.e. (genitive) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially a Christian teacher and pastor (technically a deacon or deaconess) :- deacon, minister, servant.
Romans 13:4 - For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou
do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he
is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth
evil.
Minister - diakonos, dee-ak'-on-os, Greek 1249; probably from an obsolete diako
(to run on errands; compare Greek 1377 (dioko)); an attendant, i.e. (genitive)
a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially a Christian teacher
and pastor (technically a deacon or
deaconess) :- deacon, minister, servant
Romans 16:1 - I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant (deaconess,
minister, teacher, pastor) of the church which is at Cenchrea:
Servant - diakonos,
dee-ak'-on-os, Greek 1249; probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands;
compare Greek 1377 (dioko)); an attendant, i.e. (genitive) a waiter (at table
or in other menial duties); specially a Christian teacher and pastor (technically a deacon or deaconess) :- deacon, minister,
servant
FURTHUR BREAKDOWN OF THIS PARTICULAR SCRIPTURE
Romans 16:1‑2 - I commend unto you (1)Phebe our sister, which is a [2] servant
of the church which is at Cenchrea:
That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her
in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a (3) (succourer of many, and of myself
also.
(1) Phoibe, foy'‑bay, Greek 5402; feminine of phoibos
(bright; probably akin to the base of Greek 5457 (phos)); (1) Phoebe, a Christian
woman :‑ Phebe.
(2) (SERVENT) diakonos, dee‑ak'‑on‑os,
Greek 1249; probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands; compare Greek
1377 (dioko)); an attendant, i.e. (genitive) a waiter (at table or in other
menial duties);(2) specially a Christian teacher
and pastor (technically
a deacon or deaconess) :‑ deacon, minister,
servant.
(3) (SUCCOURER) prostatis, pros‑tat'‑is, Greek 4368; (4) feminine of a derivative of Greek 4291
(pro); a patroness, i.e. assistant :‑ succourer.
(4) Greek 4291
Pro-is-tay-mee/from Greek 4253 (Pro) and Greek 2476 (histemi) to stand before, i.e. (In rank) to preside, or (by
implication) to practise : maintain, be over, rule