2324. therapón
Lexicon
therapón: Servant, Attendant

Original Word: θεράπων
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: therapón
Pronunciation: the-RAH-pon
Phonetic Spelling: (ther-ap'-ohn)
KJV: servant
NASB: servant
Word Origin: [apparently a participle from an otherwise obsolete derivative of the base of G2330 (θέρος - summer)]

1. a menial attendant (as if cherishing)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
servant.

Apparently a participle from an otherwise obsolete derivative of the base of theros; a menial attendant (as if cherishing) -- servant.

see GREEK theros

HELPS Word-studies

2324 therápōn – an attendant (minister) giving "willing service" (S. Zodhiates, Dict). 2324 (therápōn) refers to a faithful attendant who voluntarily serves another, like a friend serving in a tender, noble way (used only in Heb 3:5). Moses is called a faithful 2324 /therápōn ("willing servant") of "the house (people) of God."

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
an attendant
NASB Translation
servant (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2324: θεράπων

θεράπων, θεράποντός, (perhaps from a root to hold, have about one; cf. English retainer; Vanicek, p. 396; from Homer down), the Sept. for עֶבֶד, an attendant, servant: of God, spoken of Moses discharging the duties committed to him by God, Hebrews 3:5 as in Numbers 12:7; Joshua 1:2; Joshua 8:31, 33 (Joshua 9:4, 6); Wis. 10:16. (Synonym: see διάκονος.)

Forms and Transliterations
θεράποντά θεράποντάς θεράποντες θεράποντές θεράποντι θεράποντί θεράποντός θεραπόντων θεράπουσιν θεραπων θεράπων θεραφείν θεραφίμ θεραφίν therapon therapōn therápon therápōn
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Englishman's Concordance
Hebrews 3:5 N-NMS
GRK: αὐτοῦ ὡς θεράπων εἰς μαρτύριον
NAS: His house as a servant, for a testimony
KJV: house, as a servant, for a testimony
INT: of him as a ministering servant for a testimony

Strong's Greek 2324
1 Occurrence


θεράπων — 1 Occ.

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