STEWARD. 1  In the OT [OT Old Testament] a steward is a man who is âover a houseâ (Gn. 2  In the NT [NT New Testament] there are two words translated steward: 3  epitropos (Mt. 20:8; Gal. 4:2), i.e. one to whose care or honour one has been entrusted, a curator, a guardian; and.
GREEK MYTHOLOGY. Hermes, the messenger god on Mount Olympus, had a magic wand called a Caduceus, which was given to him by Apollo. The Caduceus is a rod or staff framed by two intertwined snakes; at the top of the staff are two wings. The Caduceus symbolizes the spinal column, the central conduit for the Psychic Force, or nerve energy, which animates all the organs and members of the body.
Whatever the snake and stick mean, the rod should not be confused with another snake & stick combo: the caduceus, featuring two snakes, a stick and wings, thatâs often used as a symbol of medicine in the U.S. The staff is said to have been that of Hermes, the messenger of the Greek gods.