Lexical Definition
ὑπηρέτης hypērétēs (hoop-ay-ret'-ace) servant G:N-M
from ὑπό and a derivative of
minister, officer, servant.
- an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὑπηρετῶν | guards | Matt.26.58 |
| officers | Mark.14.54 • John.18.22 | |
| ὑπηρέτῃ | attendant | Luke.4.20 |
| officer | Matt.5.25 | |
| ὑπηρέτην | a helper | Acts.13.5 |
| a servant | Acts.26.16 | |
| ὑπηρέτασ | officers | John.7.32 • John.18.3 |
| servants | 1Cor.4.1 | |
| ὑπηρέταισ | officers | Acts.5.26 |
| ὑπηρέται | attendants | John.18.36 |
| officers | Mark.14.65 • John.7.45 • John.7.46 • John.18.12 • John.18.18 • John.19.6 • Acts.5.22 | |
| servants | Luke.1.2 | |
| υπηρέτησ | officer | LXX.Prov.14.35 |
| υπηρέται | your officers | LXX.Isa.32.5 |
Abbott-Smith
ὑπηρέτης, -ου, ὁ (< ὑπό + ἐρέτης, a rower) [in LXX: Pr 14:35 (עֶבֶד), Wi 6:4, al. ;]
prop., an under rower; hence, generally, a servant, attendant, minister: of a magistrate's attendant, Mt 5:25; of officers of the Synagogue or Sanhedrin, Mt 26:58, Mk 14:54, 65, Lk 4:20, Jo 7:32, 45, 46 18:3, 12, 22 19:6, Ac 5:22, 26; of the attendants of kings, οἱ ὑ. οἱ ἑμοί Jo 18:36; of Christian ministers, Ac 13:5 26:16; ὑπηρέται λόγου, Lk 1:2; Χριστοῦ, I Co 4:1; δοῦλοι κ. ὑ., Jo 18:18.†
SYN.: v.s. διάκονος
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Proverbs | 14:35 |
| Matthew | 5:25 · 26:58 |
| Mark | 14:54 · 14:65 |
| Luke | 1:2 · 4:20 |
| John | 7:32 · 7:45 · 7:46 · 18:3 · 18:12 · 18:18 · 18:22 · 18:36 · 19:6 |
| Acts | 5:22 · 5:26 · 13:5 · 26:16 |
| 1 Corinthians | 4:1 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὑπηρέτης-ης, ου, ὁ,
(ἐρέτης) Doric dialect ὑπηρέτηςας [Refs 4th c.BC+]:— rower, τοὶ ὑ. τᾶν μακρᾶν ναῶν [Refs]
__II underling, servant, attendant, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. [τῆς πόλεως], opposed to ἄρχων, [ὑπηρέτηςου σχῆμα.. προελήλυθεν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.210 ">Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῶν ἰατρῶν, τῶν δικαστῶν ὑ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; used in Trag. and Attic dialect to express all kinds of subordinate relations, as Hermes is ὑ. θεῶν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; the Delphians are Φοίβου ὑπηρέτηςαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Neoptolemus is ὑ. to Odysseus, [Refs]: sometimes with dative, τῷ θεῷ ὑ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς νόμοις[Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to οἰκέτης, [Refs 5th c.BC+] a helper in every work, [Refs]
__II.2 at Athens,
__II.2.a the servant who attended each man-at-arms (ὁπλίτης) to carry his baggage, rations, and shield, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sometimes light-armed as slingers or bowmen, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2.b ὁ τῶν ἕνδεκα ὑ. the assistant of the Eleven, employed in executions of state-criminals, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2.c a petty officer of the Council, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 plural, staff-officers in immediate attendance on the general, aides-de-camp, adjutants, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, officer attached to τάξις, σύνταγμα, or ἑκατονταρχία, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.4 servitor in the cult of Mithras, [Refs]