perform religious or charitable functions

in cl., at Athens, , , hence, generally, to supply public offices at one's own cost render public service to the State , , (of service to the Gods, Diod., i, 21): of the official service of priests and Levites (, , , , al.; cf. Deiss., , 140 f.), ; of Christians: c. dat. pers. seq. , (cf. ); , .† to serve the State do a service serve Ex 29:30 Nu 16:9 Si 4:14 I Mac 10:42 He 10:11 Ro 15:27 Si 10:25 Ac 13:2 BS ἐν τ. κυρίῳ

to be a public servant, i.e. (by analogy) to perform religious or charitable functions (worship, obey, relieve)

minister