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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management.

2. (n.) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.

3. (n.) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.

4. (n.) The management and disposal, under legal authority, of the estate of an intestate, or of a testator having no competent executor.

5. (n.) The management of an estate of a deceased person by an executor, the strictly corresponding term execution not being in use.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ADMINISTER; ADMINISTRATION

ad-min'-is-ter ad-min-is-tra'-shun diakoneo, diakonia: Terms used in the King James Version in 1 Corinthians 12:5 2 Corinthians 8:19, 20; 2 Corinthians 9:12 respectively, and replaced in the Revised Version (British and American) by "minister" and "ministration." The root idea of both words is "service," hence to supply, or conduct or attend to anything; the performance of official duty, the conduct of affairs, the various forms of spiritual or social service. "Minister," used either of an act or of an office, is the term that best represents the apostolic thought and ideal.

Dwight M. Pratt

Greek

3622. oikonomia -- stewardship, administration
... stewardship, administration. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: oikonomia
Phonetic Spelling: (oy-kon-om-ee'-ah) Short Definition: stewardship ...
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2941. kubernesis -- steering, government, administration
... steering, government, administration. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
kubernesis Phonetic Spelling: (koo-ber'-nay-sis) Short Definition ...
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968. bema -- a step, raised place, by impl. a tribunal
... 968 (from , "to step, ascend") -- properly, a platform to which someone walked up
to receive ; (figuratively) the administration of justice -- literally, given ...
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2735. katorthoma -- very worthy deed, public reform
... derivative of orthos (compare diorthosis); something made fully upright, ie
(figuratively) rectification (specially, good public administration) -- very worthy ...
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1248. diakonia -- service, ministry
... serve (1), service (7), serving (2), support (1). administration, office, service.
From diakonos; attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively ...
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1247. diakoneo -- to serve, minister
... Word Origin from diakonos Definition to serve, minister NASB Word Usage administered
(1), administration (1), cared (1), contributing...support (1), do...the ...
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Topical Bible Verses

1 Timothy 5:8
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
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Hebrews 13:17
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
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Romans 13:4
For he is the minister of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath on him that does evil.
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Judges 5:8
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
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Deuteronomy 28:1-68
And it shall come to pass, if you shall listen diligently to the voice of the LORD your God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that the LORD your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth:
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Strong's Hebrew

5673. abidah -- work, service
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to abodah Definition work, service NASB Word
Usage administration (2), service (1), work (3). affairs, service, work. ...
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Library

Administration of the Sacraments.
... Chapter LXV."Administration of the sacraments. But we, after we have thus
washed him who has been convinced and has assented to ...
/.../the first apology of justin/chapter lxv administration of the sacraments.htm

Sovereignty of God in Administration
... CHAPTER THREE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN ADMINISTRATION. "The LORD hath prepared His
Throne In the heavens; and His Kingdom ruleth over all" (Psa.103:19). ...
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What is Required of them that Receive the Sacrament of the Lord's ...
... Question 174: What is required of them that receive the sacrament of the
Lord's Supper in the time of the administration of it? ...
/.../the westminster larger catechism/question 174 0 0 what is required.htm

The Absolute Godhood of God is Seen in Administration
... 2. The Absolute Godhood of God is Seen in Administration. God not only created
everything, but everything which He created is subject to His immediate control. ...
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How There is no Reason which Can be Shown for the Selection of ...
... Chapter 3."How There is No Reason Which Can Be Shown for the Selection of Certain
Gods, When the Administration of More Exalted Offices is Assigned to Many ...
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Subject Index
... Administration, [2347]Administration, The Formula of, [2348]Administration, The
Formula of, [2349]Administration, The Formula of, [2350]Administration, The ...
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1 John i. 9, 10
... Its office is the administration of these laws. Redemption, the forgiveness
of sin, is indeed primarily the work of divine love; yet ...
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Whether all the Angels of the Second Hierarchy are Sent?
... Hier. vii); and therefore the angels of those orders are sent to external
ministry whose names signify some kind of administration. ...
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Forasmuch as we have Heard that in Certain Churches the Bishops ...
... have also a steward from among its own clergy, who shall manage the church business
under the sanction of his own bishop; that so the administration of the ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xxvi forasmuch as we.htm

On the Vocation of Men to Salvation
... administered, and wills it to be dispensed as it is lawful and befitting; and from
which is formed the decree of his will concerning the administration and its ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 16 on the vocation.htm

Thesaurus

Administration (12 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation;
as, the administration of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the ...
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Province (66 Occurrences)
... jurisdiction"; eparchia (English Versions of the Bible, province) (Acts 23:34; Acts
25:1)): 1. Meaning of the Term 2. Roman Provincial Administration (1) First ...
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Tiberius (1 Occurrence)
... 4. Administration: On the whole, Tiberius followed the conservative policy of Augustus
and maintained the "diarchy." But he approached nearer to monarchy by ...
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Procurator
... of the special usage of the word to denote an imperial functionary or official is
characteristic of the origin of many departments of administration under the ...
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Baptismal (1 Occurrence)
... the idea that baptism is the instrumental cause of regeneration, and that the grace
of regeneration is effectually conveyed through the administration of that ...
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Regeneration (2 Occurrences)
... the idea that baptism is the instrumental cause of regeneration, and that the grace
of regeneration is effectually conveyed through the administration of that ...
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Jotham (26 Occurrences)
... Accession and Regency: Jotham was 25 years of age at the time of his father's attack
of leprosy, and was at once called upon to take the administration of the ...
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Zedekiah (63 Occurrences)
... THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAST KING OF JUDAH 1. The Situation 2. The Parvenu Temper
3. Inconsistencies 4. Character of the King 5. His Fate 6. Doom of the ...
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Kingly (7 Occurrences)
... kingdom of power, or his providential government of the universe; (2) his kingdom
of grace, which is wholly spiritual in its subjects and administration; and (3 ...
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Judicial (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced
or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a ...
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Bible Concordance

Administration (12 Occurrences)

Romans 12:7 if it is the gift of administration, let the administrator exercise a sound judgement in his duties.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 9:17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with an administration.
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 12:28 God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
(See NAS NIV)

2 Corinthians 8:19 And more than that, he is the one who was chosen by the vote of the Churches to travel with us, sharing our commission in the administration of this generous gift to promote the Lord's glory and gratify our own strong desire.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 8:20 We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.
(See NAS)

2 Corinthians 9:12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
(KJV WBS)

Ephesians 1:10 to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;
(WEB DBY NAS)

Ephesians 3:2 if it is so that you have heard of the administration of that grace of God which was given me toward you;
(WEB DBY NIV)

Ephesians 3:9 and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ;
(WEB DBY NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 26:30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, for the administration of Israel on this side Jordan westward, for all the business of Jehovah, and for the service of the king.
(DBY)

Daniel 2:49 And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon. And Daniel was in the gate of the king.
(DBY NAS)

Daniel 3:12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: these men, O king, regard thee not; they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up.
(DBY NAS)

Subtopics

Administration

Related Terms

Province (66 Occurrences)

Tiberius (1 Occurrence)

Procurator

Baptismal (1 Occurrence)

Regeneration (2 Occurrences)

Jotham (26 Occurrences)

Zedekiah (63 Occurrences)

Kingly (7 Occurrences)

Judicial (2 Occurrences)