Strong G5257ὑπηρέτης
servant
- Transliteration
- hupēretēs
- Pronunciation
- hoop-ay-ret'-ace
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From G5259 and a derivative of ἐρέσσω eressō (to row); an under oarsman that is (genitive case) subordinate (assistant sexton constable): - minister officer servant.
Detailed definition
ὑπηρέτης, -ου, ὁ
(ὑπό + ἐρέτης, a rower) [in LXX: Pro.14:35 (עֶבֶד), Wis.6:4, al.;]
prop., an under rower; hence, generally, a servant, attendant, minister: of a magistrate's attendant, Mat.5:25; of officers of the Synagogue or Sanhedrin, Mat.26:58, Mrk.14:54, 65, Luk.4:20, Jhn.7:32, 45-46 18:3, 12 18:22 19:6, Act.5:22, 26; of the attendants of kings, οἱ ὑ. οἱ ἑμοί Jhn.18:36; of Christian ministers, Act.13:5 26:16; ὑπηρέται λόγου, Luk.1:2; Χριστοῦ, 1Co.4:1; δοῦλοι κ. ὑ., Jhn.18:18.†
SYN.: see: διάκονος (AS)
(ὑπό + ἐρέτης, a rower) [in LXX: Pro.14:35 (עֶבֶד), Wis.6:4, al.;]
prop., an under rower; hence, generally, a servant, attendant, minister: of a magistrate's attendant, Mat.5:25; of officers of the Synagogue or Sanhedrin, Mat.26:58, Mrk.14:54, 65, Luk.4:20, Jhn.7:32, 45-46 18:3, 12 18:22 19:6, Act.5:22, 26; of the attendants of kings, οἱ ὑ. οἱ ἑμοί Jhn.18:36; of Christian ministers, Act.13:5 26:16; ὑπηρέται λόγου, Luk.1:2; Χριστοῦ, 1Co.4:1; δοῦλοι κ. ὑ., Jhn.18:18.†
SYN.: see: διάκονος (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5257 appears in 20 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- officer11
- minister5
- servant4
First verses
- Matthew 5:25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
- Matthew 26:58But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
- Mark 14:54And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
- Mark 14:65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
- Luke 1:2Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
- Luke 4:20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
- John 7:32The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
- John 7:45Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
- John 7:46The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
- John 18:3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
- John 18:12Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
- John 18:18And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
- John 18:22And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
- John 18:36Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
- John 19:6When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
- Acts 5:22But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,
- Acts 5:26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
- Acts 13:5And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
- Acts 26:16But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
- 1 Corinthians 4:1Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ὑπηρέτ-ης, ου, ὁ,
(ἐρέτης) Doric dialect ὑπηρέτας [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 42(1).122.40,112 (Epid., 4th c.BC), “SIG” 1000.31 (Cos, 1st c.BC))]:— rower, τοὶ ὑ. τᾶν μακρᾶν ναῶν [Refs (“SIG” [prev. cited] (uncertain meaning).)]
II underling, servant, attendant, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.63, 5.111; δοῦλοι καὶ πάντες ὑ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 289c)]; ὑ. [τῆς πόλεως], opposed to ἄρχων, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “R.” 552b; ἡ πόλις εἰς ὑπηρέτου σχῆμα.. προελήλυθεν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.210)]; τῶν ἰατρῶν, τῶν δικαστῶν ὑ., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 720a, 873b)]; used in Trag. and Attic dialect to express all kinds of subordinate relations, as Hermes is ὑ. θεῶν, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 954, compare 983)]; the Delphians are Φοίβου ὑπηρέται, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 712)]; Neoptolemus is ὑ. to Odysseus, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 53; the αὐλός is ὑ. to the Chorus, Pratin.Lyric poetry 1.7)]: sometimes with dative, τῷ θεῷ ὑ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 773e)]; τοῖς νόμοις[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 715c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1287a21; also οἱ περὶ τυράννους καὶ πόλεις ὑ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 426)]; opposed to οἰκέτης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.10.3: with _genitive_ objecti, ὑ. παντὸς ἔργου)] a helper in every work, [Refs ([prev. author] “An.” 1.9.18.)]
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+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.17)]; sometimes light-armed as slingers or bowmen, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1186.)]
II.2.b ὁ τῶν ἕνδεκα ὑ. the assistant of the Eleven, employed in executions of state-criminals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 116b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.3.54, 2.4.8.)]
II.2.c a petty officer of the Council, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 12.879 (_plural_), “Hesperia” 3.63 (4th c.BC).)]
II.3 plural, staff-officers in immediate attendance on the general, aides-de-camp, adjutants, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.4.4, 6.2.13, etc.: _sing._, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 50.31)]; also, officer attached to τάξις, σύνταγμα, or ἑκατονταρχία, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 2.9, 6.3, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 9.4, 16.2, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 10.4, 14.4.)]
II.4 servitor in the cult of Mithras, [Refs (“Rev.Hist.Rel.” 109.64 (from Rome).)]
(ἐρέτης) Doric dialect ὑπηρέτας [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 42(1).122.40,112 (Epid., 4th c.BC), “SIG” 1000.31 (Cos, 1st c.BC))]:— rower, τοὶ ὑ. τᾶν μακρᾶν ναῶν [Refs (“SIG” [prev. cited] (uncertain meaning).)]
II underling, servant, attendant, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.63, 5.111; δοῦλοι καὶ πάντες ὑ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 289c)]; ὑ. [τῆς πόλεως], opposed to ἄρχων, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “R.” 552b; ἡ πόλις εἰς ὑπηρέτου σχῆμα.. προελήλυθεν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 23.210)]; τῶν ἰατρῶν, τῶν δικαστῶν ὑ., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 720a, 873b)]; used in Trag. and Attic dialect to express all kinds of subordinate relations, as Hermes is ὑ. θεῶν, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 954, compare 983)]; the Delphians are Φοίβου ὑπηρέται, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 712)]; Neoptolemus is ὑ. to Odysseus, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 53; the αὐλός is ὑ. to the Chorus, Pratin.Lyric poetry 1.7)]: sometimes with dative, τῷ θεῷ ὑ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 773e)]; τοῖς νόμοις[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 715c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1287a21; also οἱ περὶ τυράννους καὶ πόλεις ὑ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 426)]; opposed to οἰκέτης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.10.3: with _genitive_ objecti, ὑ. παντὸς ἔργου)] a helper in every work, [Refs ([prev. author] “An.” 1.9.18.)]
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+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.17)]; sometimes light-armed as slingers or bowmen, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 1186.)]
II.2.b ὁ τῶν ἕνδεκα ὑ. the assistant of the Eleven, employed in executions of state-criminals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 116b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.3.54, 2.4.8.)]
II.2.c a petty officer of the Council, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“IG” 12.879 (_plural_), “Hesperia” 3.63 (4th c.BC).)]
II.3 plural, staff-officers in immediate attendance on the general, aides-de-camp, adjutants, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.4.4, 6.2.13, etc.: _sing._, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 50.31)]; also, officer attached to τάξις, σύνταγμα, or ἑκατονταρχία, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 2.9, 6.3, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 9.4, 16.2, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 10.4, 14.4.)]
II.4 servitor in the cult of Mithras, [Refs (“Rev.Hist.Rel.” 109.64 (from Rome).)]