Acts 13:5 - Exposition

Proclaimed for preached, A.V.; as their attendant for to their minister, A.V. ( ὑπηρέτην ). It is a word taken from the synagogue, where it denotes an inferior minister (see Luke 4:20 ). In Acts 5:22 the ὑπηρέται are the apparitors of the high priest. Here it is synonymous with διάκονος , a deacon. John was to Barnabas and Saul what Joshua was to Moses, Elisha to Elijah, etc. Peter, when he went to Caesarea, was accompanied by six brethren ( Acts 11:12 ).