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of´i-sẽr: In the King James Version the term is employed to render different words denoting various officials, domestic, civil and military, such as סריס, sÌ£aÌ„rı̄sÌ£, “eunuch,†“minister of state†(); פּקיד, paÌ„ḳı̄dh, “person in charge,†“overseer†(); × ×¦×™×‘, necı̄bh, “stationed,†“garrison,†“prefect†(); ש×טר, shoÌ„tÌ£eÌ„r, “scribe†or “secretary†(perhaps arranger or organizer), then any official or overseer. In for the King James Version “officers of the king†the Revised Version (British and American) has (more literal) “they that did the king's business.â€
In the New Testament, “officer†generally corresponds to the Greek word ὑπηÏεÌτης, hupeÌ„reÌteÌ„s, “servant,†or any person in the employ of another. In the term evidently means “bailiff†or exactor of the fine imposed by the magistrate, and corresponds to Ï€ÏαÌκτωÏ, praÌktoÌ„r, used in .