Lexical Definition

‎ὑπηρετέω‎ hypēretéō (hoop-ay-ret-eh'-o) to serve ^G:V
from ‎ὑπηρέτης‎

minister (unto), serve.

• to be a subordinate, i.e. (by implication) subserve

Abbott-Smith

** ὑπηρετέω, -ῶ (< ὑπηρέτης) [in LXX: Wi 16:21, 24, 25 19:6, Si 39:4 * ;]
prop., to serve as rower on a ship (Diod., al.). In cl. always metaph., to minister to, serve: c. dat. pers., Ac 13:36 20:34 24:23.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὑπηρετέω-έω,

future -ήσω[Refs 2nd c.AD+], etc.: pluperfect ὑπηρετέωήκειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—properly do service on board ship, as a rower (compare ὑπηρέτης, ὑπηρεσία), [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, πλοῖον ὑπὸ δύο ἀνθρώπων ὑπηρετέωεῖσθαι δυνάμενον [Refs 1st c.BC+]

__II to be a servant, do service, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἄρχω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 with dative, minister to, serve, τῷ παρόντι δαίμονι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. τῷ χρηστηρίῳ submit to its ruling, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [νόμῳ, λόγῳ], [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. τοῖς τρόποις humour his ways, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῷδ᾽ ὑ. λόγῳ second, support it, [ὑπηρετέωήσω 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 150. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 ὑ. τινὶ εἴς or πρός τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ὑ. τινί τι serve one in a thing, οἷς σὺ ταῦθ᾽ ὑπηρετέωεῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3.b in financial sense, τὸν δὲ ταμίαν εἰς τὸ ἀνάλωμα ὑπηρετέωῆσαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3.c at Athens, serve as ὑπηρέτης of the Council, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3.d in the Mithraic cult, to be a ὑπηρέτης or servitor, [Refs]
__II.3.e render military service, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.4 absolutely, serve, be subordinate, opposed to προστάττω, [ὑπηρετέωοῦσα ἐπιστήμη [prev. author] “Metaphorical” 982b5: with \_neuter\_ \_plural\_ of ">Refs 4th c.BC+] adjective, etc., τὰ λοίφ᾽ ὑ. help in what remains to be done, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and with cognate accusative, ὑ. τὰς διακονικὰς πράξεις [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, to be done as service, τὰ ἀπ᾽ ἡμέων ἐς ὑμέας ὑπηρετέωέεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρὴ σὴ τό γε ἐμὸν ὑπηρετέωέεσθαι that my service should be rendered, [ὑπηρετέωῆται 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 3.63; τὸ πρᾶγμα τὸ ὑπηρετέωηθέν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Eudemia” 1243a16, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.2.34.">Refs 5th c.BC+]—The middle occurs in late texts, as [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τὸ -ούμενον the retinue, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; future -ήσομαι[Refs 3rd c.AD+]; but in [ὑπηρετέωοίην was rightly restored by Musgrave and Elmsl. for -οίμην. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]