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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.

2. (a.) of the second grade in the staff of the army; as, an assistant surgeon.

3. (n.) One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help.

4. (n.) An attendant; one who is present.

Greek

4368. prostatis -- a patroness, protectress
... assistant. Feminine of a derivative of proistemi; a patroness, ie Assistant --
succourer. see GREEK proistemi. (prostatis) -- 1 Occurrence. 4367, 4368. ...
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3019. Leuites -- a Levite, a descendant of Levi
... Phonetic Spelling: (lyoo-ee'-tace) Short Definition: a Levite Definition: a Levite,
properly a man of the tribe of Levi; hence: a priest's assistant, an under ...
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4865. sunagonizomai -- to strive with
... strive together with. From sun and agonizomai; to struggle in company with, ie
(figuratively) to be a partner (assistant) -- strive together with. ...
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5257. huperetes -- an underling, servant
... From hupo and a derivative of eresso (to row); an under-oarsman, ie (generally)
subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable) -- minister, officer, servant. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

171. Oholiab -- "father's tent," an assistant of Bezalel
... 170, 171. Oholiab. 172 . "father's tent," an assistant of Bezalel. Transliteration:
Oholiab Phonetic Spelling: (o''-hol-e-awb') Short Definition: Oholiab. ...
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Library

How Trypho after He had Beaten Demetrius Delivered the Kingdom to ...
... 5. How Trypho After He Had Beaten Demetrius Delivered The Kingdom To Antiochus The
Son Of Alexander, And Gained Jonathan For His Assistant; And Concerning The ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 how trypho after.htm

American Baptist Board of Foreign Missions.
... The number of Indian missions is eight; stations and out-stations, sixteen;
missionaries and assistant missionaries, twenty-eight; native assistants, ten ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/american baptist board of foreign.htm

The Daily Walk with Others (iii. ).
... of pluralities grew large and common, such as it was all through the eighteenth
century and beyond it, "the Curate" meant not the active assistant of the ...
/.../moule/to my younger brethren/chapter vi the daily walk.htm

The Church Staff
... It is only of recent years that the Congregational and Presbyterian churches have
come to include in the regular staff of church officers, assistant pastors or ...
/.../griswold/sixty years with plymouth church/the church staff.htm

American Board of Foreign Missions.
... twenty-five missionaries, two of whom are physicians; two other physicians, five
teachers; ten other male, and fifty-nine female, assistant missionaries; three ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/american board of foreign missions.htm

Alexander.
... The appointment of Alexander as Narcissus' assistant involved two acts which were
even at that time not common, and which were later forbidden by canon; first ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pamphilius/church history/chapter xi alexander.htm

Acts XIII
... And they had John as an assistant." Seleucia was the seaport nearest to Antioch,
distant some fifteen or eighteen miles, and near the mouth of the river Orontes ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xiii.htm

Whyte -- Experience
... He was educated at Aberdeen University (MA, 1862), and at New College, Edinburgh
(1862-66), and after being assistant minister of Free St. ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 8/whyte experience.htm

A Lesson in Courtesy
... This young man was an assistant doorkeeper in the capitol at Washington. His work
was to direct people where they wanted to go in that great building. ...
/.../chidley/fifty-two story talks to boys and girls/a lesson in courtesy.htm

The Life of Isaac Watts, DD
... five years, as domestic tutor to his son: and in that time particularly devoted
himself to the Study of the Holy Scriptures; and being chosen assistant to Dr ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watts/the psalms of david/the life of isaac watts.htm

Thesaurus

Assistant (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary. 2. (a.) of the second grade
in the staff of the army; as, an assistant surgeon. ...Assistant (3 Occurrences). ...
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Assessor
... 3. (n.) One who sits by another, as next in dignity, or as an assistant and adviser;
an associate in office. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ASSESSOR. ...
/a/assessor.htm - 9k

Minister (150 Occurrences)
... It is applied also to John Mark, the attendant on Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:5).
(5.) Greek diaconos, usually a subordinate officer or assistant employed in ...
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Assistance (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. 2. (n.) An
assistant or helper; a body of helpers. 3. (n.) Persons present. ...
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Titus (15 Occurrences)
... at the conclusion of his first Roman imprisonment he made a number of missionary
journeys, and Titus went with him, as his companion and assistant, on one of ...
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Zebulun (46 Occurrences)
... The scribe who wielded it was the associate and assistant of the `lawgivers.'"
(Sayce). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZEBULUN. ...
/z/zebulun.htm - 29k

Keep (4573 Occurrences)
... 11. (vt) To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant,
a mistress, a horse, etc. 12. (vt) To have habitually in stock for sale. ...
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Usher (1 Occurrence)
... rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in a church, theater, etc. 2.
(n.) An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school. 3 ...
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Information (14 Occurrences)
... Colossians 4:7 Tychicus, our much-loved brother, a trusty assistant and fellow servant
with us in the Lord's work, will give you every information about me. ...
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Frog (2 Occurrences)
... According to Mr. Michael J. Nicoll, assistant director of the Zoological Gardens
at Gizah, near Cairo, the commonest Egyptian species are Rana mascariensis and ...
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Bible Concordance

Assistant (3 Occurrences)

Acts 13:5 Having reached Salamis, they began to announce God's Message in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John as their assistant.
(WEY)

Colossians 4:7 Tychicus, our much-loved brother, a trusty assistant and fellow servant with us in the Lord's work, will give you every information about me.
(WEY)

Nehemiah 13:13 I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute to their brothers.
(See RSV NIV)

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Minister (150 Occurrences)

Assistance (4 Occurrences)

Titus (15 Occurrences)

Zebulun (46 Occurrences)

Keep (4573 Occurrences)

Usher (1 Occurrence)

Information (14 Occurrences)

Frog (2 Occurrences)