Attendant
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In biblical times, the role of an attendant was significant in various contexts, serving as a helper or assistant to individuals in positions of authority or responsibility. The term "attendant" can refer to different roles depending on the context, including servants, aides, or ministers who supported leaders, priests, or prophets in their duties.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, attendants often served in the courts of kings or in the service of priests. For example, in 1 Kings 10:5, the Queen of Sheba observed the wisdom of Solomon and the organization of his court, including "the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he offered at the house of the LORD." Here, attendants played a crucial role in maintaining the order and function of the royal court.

The role of attendants is also seen in the religious context. In 1 Samuel 2:18, Samuel is described as a young boy ministering before the LORD, wearing a linen ephod, indicating his role as an attendant in the tabernacle under Eli the priest. This highlights the importance of attendants in religious service, assisting in the rituals and duties of worship.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of an attendant is evident in the ministry of Jesus and the early church. In Luke 4:20, after Jesus read from the scroll of Isaiah in the synagogue, "He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down." The attendant in this context was responsible for handling the sacred texts, a role of great importance in the synagogue.

The role of attendants can also be seen in the early church. In Acts 13:5, during the missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas, "When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper." Here, John Mark served as an attendant or helper, assisting in the ministry work.

Symbolic and Spiritual Implications

Attendants in the Bible often symbolize service, humility, and dedication. Their roles, though sometimes behind the scenes, were essential for the functioning of both religious and royal duties. The concept of servanthood is a recurring theme in Scripture, with Jesus Himself exemplifying the ultimate servant-leader. In Mark 10:45, Jesus states, "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."

The role of an attendant, therefore, is not only practical but also carries a spiritual dimension, reflecting the call to serve others selflessly and faithfully. This principle is echoed throughout the New Testament, encouraging believers to serve one another in love and humility, following the example of Christ.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. t.) Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.

2. (v. t.) Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils.

3. (v. t.) Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow attendant to the heir.

4. (n.) One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor.

5. (n.) One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting.

6. (n.) That which accompanies; a concomitant.

7. (n.) One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another.

Greek
2324. therapon -- an attendant
... an attendant. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: therapon Phonetic
Spelling: (ther-ap'-ohn) Short Definition: a servant, attendant Definition: a ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2324.htm - 7k

2138a. euparedros -- constantly attendant
... 2138, 2138a. euparedros. 2138b . constantly attendant. Transliteration:
euparedros Short Definition: devotion. Word Origin from ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2138a.htm - 5k

2138. eupeithes -- constantly attendant
... constantly attendant. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: eupeithes Phonetic
Spelling: (yoo-pi-thace') Short Definition: compliant Definition: compliant ...
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5257. huperetes -- an underling, servant
... Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: huperetes Phonetic Spelling:
(hoop-ay-ret'-ace) Short Definition: a servant, an attendant Definition: a servant ...
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3495. neaniskos -- a young man, a youth
... Noun, Masculine Transliteration: neaniskos Phonetic Spelling: (neh-an-is'-kos) Short
Definition: a young man Definition: a young man, youth, an attendant. ...
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1247. diakoneo -- to serve, minister
... From diakonos; to be an attendant, ie Wait upon (menially or as a host, friend,
or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a Christian deacon -- (ad ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1247.htm - 9k

1249. diakonos -- a servant, minister
... Probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands; compare dioko); an attendant,
ie (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1249.htm - 8k

Strong's Hebrew
3643. Kimham -- an attendant of David, also a place near Bethlehem
... Kimham. 3644 . an attendant of David, also a place near Bethlehem. Transliteration:
Kimham Phonetic Spelling: (kim-hawm') Short Definition: Chimham. ...
/hebrew/3643.htm - 6k

7464. reah -- companion, attendant
... 7463b, 7464. reah. 7465 . companion, attendant. Transliteration: reah
Phonetic Spelling: (ray'-aw) Short Definition: companions. ...
/hebrew/7464.htm - 6k

8334. sharath -- to minister, serve
... root Definition to minister, serve NASB Word Usage assist (1), attendant (4), attended
(2), became his personal servant (1), minister (26), ministered (4 ...
/hebrew/8334.htm - 6k

Library

Perils to the virgins Themselves Attendant Upon Not-Veiling.
... Chapter XIV."Perils to the Virgins Themselves Attendant Upon Not-Veiling.
They report a saying uttered at one time by some one ...
/.../tertullian/on the veiling of virgins/chapter xiv perils to the virgins.htm

God's Distribution must Regulate Our Desires, Otherwise we Become ...
... Book I. Chapter IX."God's Distribution Must Regulate Our Desires, Otherwise
We Become the Prey of Ambition and Its Attendant Evils. ...
/.../on the apparel of women/chapter ix gods distribution must regulate.htm

Commandment Sixth. How to Recognise the Two Spirits Attendant on ...
... Commandment Sixth. How to Recognise the Two Spirits Attendant on Each Man, and How
to Distinguish the Suggestions of the One from Those of the Other. Chap. I. ...
/.../the pastor books first second third/commandment sixth how to recognise.htm

Peter Requests Him to be his Attendant.
... Book I. Chapter XVII."Peter Requests Him to Be His Attendant. Having
thus spoken, he set forth to me so openly and so clearly ...
/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter xvii peter requests him to.htm

System of the Magicians; Incantations of Demons; Secret Magical ...
... Then, folding up the paper, and delivering it to the attendant, he sends him away
to commit it to the flames, that the ascending smoke may waft the letters to ...
/.../hippolytus/the refutation of all heresies/chapter xxviii name of the.htm

Whether the Seven Capital vices are Suitably Reckoned?
... Secondly, indirectly and on account of something else, as it were: thus one seeks
an evil on account of some attendant good, or avoids a good on account of ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the seven capital vices.htm

Further Examples from the Old Testament in Favour of Fasting.
... on sackcloth, and bade the elders of the priests, similarly habited, approach God
through Isaiah"fasting being, of course, the escorting attendant of their ...
/.../chapter vii further examples from the.htm

Chapter twenty-one
... The Auditorium attendant was shouting out the numbers of different carriages and
the carriage doors were slamming as the horses were driven rapidly up to the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter twenty-one.htm

Philip at Antioch
... He strode through the midst of them with indifference, only informing the
attendant that he had come by the Bishop's appointment. ...
/.../chapter lxvi philip at antioch.htm

Interruption of the visions of the Passion by the Appearance of St ...
... time to ask her to explain the words she had spoken, for a sudden change took place,
both in her whole appearance and manner, when her attendant pronounced the ...
/.../chapter xxiv interruption of the.htm

Thesaurus
Attendant (15 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential;
consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils. ...
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Minister (150 Occurrences)
... (1.) Hebrews meshereth, applied to an attendant on one of superior rank, as to ... It
is applied also to John Mark, the attendant on Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:5). ...
/m/minister.htm - 40k

Elisha (70 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah,
who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-19). ...
/e/elisha.htm - 61k

Mercurius (1 Occurrence)
... The Hermes (ie, "the speaker") of the Greeks (Acts 14:12), a heathen God represented
as the constant attendant of Jupiter, and the god of eloquence. ...
/m/mercurius.htm - 8k

Glory (590 Occurrences)
... The attendant seraphim in addition to the solemn "Holy, Holy, Holy" declare that
"the whole earth is full of his glory." Unquestionably His glory is here ...
/g/glory.htm - 71k

Attendance (12 Occurrences)

/a/attendance.htm - 11k

Attendants (30 Occurrences)

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Vest (11 Occurrences)
... daughters that were virgins apparelled. And his attendant brought her out,
and bolted the door after her. (DBY). 2 Samuel 13:19 And ...
/v/vest.htm - 11k

Nehemiah (9 Occurrences)
... of Shushan. The king, Artaxerxes Longimanus, seems to have been on terms
of friendly familiarity with his attendant. Through his ...
/n/nehemiah.htm - 24k

Names (133 Occurrences)
... in a name; and this unique custom has been regarded by an unsympathetic criticism
as evidence of the origin of such names and their attendant narratives long ...
/n/names.htm - 101k

Resources
Who was Bar-Jesus in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What are the qualifications of elders and deacons? | GotQuestions.org

What are the responsibilities of deacons in the church? | GotQuestions.org

Attendant: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Attendant (15 Occurrences)

Luke 4:20
He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 13:5
When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.
(WEB ASV DBY)

Hebrews 3:5
and Moses indeed 'was' stedfast in all his house, as an attendant, for a testimony of those things that were to be spoken,
(YLT)

Genesis 18:7
And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf tender and good, and gave it to the attendant; and he hasted to dress it.
(DBY)

Genesis 39:4
Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
(See NIV)

Exodus 24:13
And Moses rose up, and Joshua his attendant; and Moses went up to the mountain of God.
(DBY)

Exodus 33:11
And Jehovah spoke with Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. And he returned to the camp; but his attendant, Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, departed not from within the tent.
(DBY)

Numbers 11:28
And Joshua the son of Nun, the attendant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them!
(DBY NAS)

Joshua 1:1
And it came to pass after the death of Moses the servant of Jehovah, that Jehovah spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' attendant, saying,
(DBY)

2 Samuel 13:18
Now she had a vest of many colours upon her; for so were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. And his attendant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
(DBY NAS)

1 Kings 19:21
He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him.
(See NIV)

2 Kings 4:43
And his attendant said, How shall I set this before a hundred men? And he said, Give the people that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah: They shall eat, and shall have to spare.
(DBY NAS)

2 Kings 6:15
And when the attendant of the man of God rose early and went forth, behold, an army surrounded the city, with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
(DBY NAS)

2 Kings 22:12
The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 34:20
The king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,
(See NIV)

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