ὑπηρέτηςhypērétēs
an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
Greek (New Testament) · G5257
Meanings
properly, an under rower; hence, generally, a servant, attendant, minister: of a magistrate's attendant, Matthew 5:25; of officers of the Synagogue or Sanhedrin, Matthew 26:58, Mark 14:54, Mark 14:65, Luke 4:20, John 7:32, John 7:45, John 7:46, John 18:3, John 18:12, John 18:22, John 19:6, Acts 5:22, Acts 5:26; of the attendants of kings, οἱ ὑ. οἱ ἑμοί John 18:36; of Christian ministers, Acts 13:5, Acts 26:16; ὑπηρέται λόγου, Luke 1:2; Χριστοῦ, 1 Corinthians 4:1; δοῦλοι κ. ὑ., John 18:18.
Synonyms
see διάκονος
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 20 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:25 “When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison.
- Matthew 26:58 Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and came to the high priest’s courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards and waited to see how it would all end.
- Mark 14:54 Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and went right into the high priest’s courtyard. There he sat with the guards, warming himself by the fire.
- Mark 14:65 Then some of them began to spit at him, and they blindfolded him and beat him with their fists. “Prophesy to us,” they jeered. And the guards slapped him as they took him away.
- Luke 1:2 They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples.
- Luke 4:20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.