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(αντιληÌμψεις, antileÌ„Ìmpseis, ): In classical Greek the word antileÌ„mpsis means “remuneration,†the hold one has on something, then perception, apprehension. But in Biblical Greek it has an altruistic meaning. Thus, it is used in the Septuagint, both in the Old Testament Scriptures and in the Apocrypha (; ; 1 Esdras 8:27; 2 Macc 15:7). Thus, we obtain a clue to its meaning in our text, where it has been usually understood as referring to the deacons, the following word kuberneÌ„Ìseis, translated “governments,†being explained as referring to the presbyters.