5257. hupéretés
Strong's Lexicon
hupéretés: Servant, attendant, minister, officer

Original Word: ὑπηρέτης
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: hupéretés
Pronunciation: hoo-per-ay'-tace
Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ay-ret'-ace)
Definition: Servant, attendant, minister, officer
Meaning: a servant, an attendant, (a) an officer, lictor, (b) an attendant in a synagogue, (c) a minister of the gospel.

Word Origin: Derived from ὑπό (hypo, "under") and ἐρέτης (eretes, "rower"), literally meaning "under-rower."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "hupéretés," the concept of servanthood is prevalent in the Old Testament, often represented by words like עֶבֶד (eved, "servant") and שָׁרַת (sharat, "minister" or "attend").

Usage: In the New Testament, "hupéretés" is used to describe someone who serves or assists another, often in a subordinate role. It can refer to a servant or attendant in a general sense, but it is also used to describe those who serve in official capacities, such as officers or ministers. The term emphasizes the role of service and support, often in a context of obedience and duty.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the term "hupéretés" was commonly used to describe those who served on ships, particularly as rowers who worked under the command of a captain. This imagery of rowing under authority highlights the concept of service and submission to a higher command. In a broader societal context, "hupéretés" could refer to various roles of service, including those who served in religious, governmental, or domestic capacities.

HELPS Word-studies

5257 hypērétēs (from 5259 /hypó, "under" and ēressō, "to row") – properly, a rower (a crewman on a boat), an "under-rower" who mans the oars on a lower deck; (figuratively) a subordinate executing official orders, i.e. operating under direct (specific) orders.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from hupo and eretés (a rower)
Definition
an underling, servant
NASB Translation
attendant (1), helper (1), minister (1), officer (1), officers (13), servants (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5257: ὑπηρέτης

ὑπηρέτης, ὑπηρετου, (from ὑπό, and ἐρέτης from ἐρέσσω to row), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down;

a. properly, an under rower, subordinate rower.

b. anyone who serves with his hands; a servant; in the N. T. of the officers and attendants of magistrates as — of the officer who executes penalties, Matthew 5:25; of the attendants of a king, οἱ ὑπηρετοι οἱ ἐμοί, my servants, retinue, the soldiers I should have if I were a king, John 18:36; of the servants or officers of the Sanhedrin, Matthew 26:58; Mark 14:54, 65; John 7:32, 45; John 18:3, 12, 22; John 19:6; Acts 5:22, 26; joined with δοῦλος (Plato, polit., p. 289 c.), John 18:18; of the attendant of g synagogue, Luke 4:20; of anyone ministering or rendering service, Acts 13:5.

c. anyone who aids another in any work; an assistant: of a preacher of the gospel (A. V. minister, which see in B. D.), Acts 26:16; ὑπηρέται λόγου, Luke 1:2; Χριστοῦ, 1 Corinthians 4:1. (Synonym: see διάκονος, at the end.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
minister, officer, servant.

From hupo and a derivative of eresso (to row); an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable) -- minister, officer, servant.

see GREEK hupo

Forms and Transliterations
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Matthew 5:25 N-DMS
GRK: κριτὴς τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ καὶ εἰς
NAS: and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown
KJV: thee to the officer, and
INT: judge to the officer and into

Matthew 26:58 N-GMP
GRK: μετὰ τῶν ὑπηρετῶν ἰδεῖν τὸ
NAS: in, and sat down with the officers to see
KJV: with the servants, to see
INT: with the guards to see the

Mark 14:54 N-GMP
GRK: μετὰ τῶν ὑπηρετῶν καὶ θερμαινόμενος
NAS: and he was sitting with the officers and warming
KJV: with the servants, and
INT: with the officers and warming himself

Mark 14:65 N-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται ῥαπίσμασιν αὐτὸν
NAS: to Him, Prophesy! And the officers received
KJV: and the servants did strike
INT: and the officers with the palm him

Luke 1:2 N-NMP
GRK: αὐτόπται καὶ ὑπηρέται γενόμενοι τοῦ
NAS: were eyewitnesses and servants of the word,
KJV: and ministers of the word;
INT: eyewitnesses and servants having been of the

Luke 4:20 N-DMS
GRK: ἀποδοὺς τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ ἐκάθισεν καὶ
NAS: gave it back to the attendant and sat down;
KJV: and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down.
INT: having delivered [it] to the attendant he sat down and

John 7:32 N-AMP
GRK: οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ὑπηρέτας ἵνα πιάσωσιν
NAS: sent officers to seize
KJV: sent officers to
INT: the Pharisees officers that they might seize

John 7:45 N-NMP
GRK: οὖν οἱ ὑπηρέται πρὸς τοὺς
NAS: The officers then came
KJV: came the officers to
INT: therefore the officers to the

John 7:46 N-NMP
GRK: ἀπεκρίθησαν οἱ ὑπηρέται Οὐδέποτε ἐλάλησεν
NAS: The officers answered, Never
KJV: The officers answered, Never
INT: Answered the officers Never spoke

John 18:3 N-AMP
GRK: τῶν Φαρισαίων ὑπηρέτας ἔρχεται ἐκεῖ
NAS: the [Roman] cohort and officers from the chief priests
KJV: [of men] and officers from
INT: the Pharisees officers comes there

John 18:12 N-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται τῶν Ἰουδαίων
NAS: and the commander and the officers of the Jews,
KJV: and officers of the Jews
INT: and the officers of the Jews

John 18:18 N-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται ἀνθρακιὰν πεποιηκότες
NAS: the slaves and the officers were standing
KJV: and officers stood there,
INT: and the officers a fire of coals having made

John 18:22 N-GMP
GRK: παρεστηκὼς τῶν ὑπηρετῶν ἔδωκεν ῥάπισμα
NAS: one of the officers standing nearby
KJV: one of the officers which stood by
INT: standing by of the officers gave a blow with the palm

John 18:36 N-NMP
GRK: ἐμή οἱ ὑπηρέται οἱ ἐμοὶ
NAS: world, then My servants would be fighting
KJV: then would my servants fight, that
INT: my attendants my

John 19:6 N-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται ἐκραύγασαν λέγοντες
NAS: the chief priests and the officers saw
KJV: therefore and officers saw him,
INT: and the officers they cried out saying

Acts 5:22 N-NMP
GRK: δὲ παραγενόμενοι ὑπηρέται οὐχ εὗρον
NAS: But the officers who came did not find
KJV: But when the officers came, and found
INT: moreover having come [the] officers not did find

Acts 5:26 N-DMP
GRK: σὺν τοῖς ὑπηρέταις ἦγεν αὐτούς
NAS: went along with the officers and [proceeded] to bring
KJV: with the officers, and brought
INT: with the officers brought them

Acts 13:5 N-AMS
GRK: καὶ Ἰωάννην ὑπηρέτην
NAS: had John as their helper.
KJV: also John to [their] minister.
INT: also John [as] a helper

Acts 26:16 N-AMS
GRK: προχειρίσασθαί σε ὑπηρέτην καὶ μάρτυρα
NAS: to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness
KJV: to make thee a minister and a witness
INT: to appoint you a servant and a witness

1 Corinthians 4:1 N-AMP
GRK: ἄνθρωπος ὡς ὑπηρέτας Χριστοῦ καὶ
NAS: us in this manner, as servants of Christ
KJV: as of the ministers of Christ,
INT: a man as servants of Christ and

Strong's Greek 5257
20 Occurrences


ὑπηρέται — 9 Occ.
ὑπηρέταις — 1 Occ.
ὑπηρέτας — 3 Occ.
ὑπηρέτῃ — 2 Occ.
ὑπηρέτην — 2 Occ.
ὑπηρετῶν — 3 Occ.

















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