Officer

A person holding a position of authority (serving others), in a government, an army or navy, the church or other organisation.

Examples of officers

Government officers

1 Kings 4:5 See also 1 Kings 4:7–19, 1 Kings 4:27–28, 1 Kings 20:14; 2 Kings 15:25, 2 Kings 18:24 parallel Isaiah 36:9; Ezra 4:8; Nehemiah 11:9; Isaiah 33:18

Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;

Army officers

Exodus 14:7 See also Exodus 15:4; Deuteronomy 20:8–9; 2 Samuel 8:7; 2 Kings 6:8; 1 Chronicles 27:16–22; Isaiah 21:5; Jeremiah 38:17–18; Ezekiel 23:15; Acts 21:32, Acts 25:23

He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.

Navy officers

2 Chronicles 8:18

Church officers

Philippians 1:1 See also Acts 20:17, Acts 20:28; 1 Timothy 3:1, 1 Timothy 3:8–10, 1 Timothy 5:17; Titus 1:5, Titus 1:7

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

Other kinds of officer

The officer in charge of the king's palace

1 Kings 4:6, 1 Kings 18:3; 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 19:2

The officer in charge of the treasuries

1 Chronicles 26:24; 2 Chronicles 24:11

The priest in charge of punishing troublemakers in the temple court

Jeremiah 20:1–2

The commander of the king's guard

Daniel 2:14–15

A court attendant

Matthew 5:25 parallel Luke 12:58

A member of the temple guard

Luke 22:4, Luke 22:52; Acts 5:22, Acts 5:26

The attendant of a Roman magistrate

Acts 16:35, Acts 16:38