verb
hupēretamō
Strong’sG5256
I minister to, serve
stem hupēret-3 times in the New Testament3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ὑπηρετέω, -ῶ
(< ὑπηρέτης) [in LXX: Wi 16:21, 24, 25 19:6, Si 39:4 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5256 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoop-ay-ret-eh'-o
to be a subordinate, i.e. (by implication) subserve
Fromfrom G5257;
King Jamesminister (unto), serve.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ήσωRefs 2nd c.AD+, etc.: pluperfect ὑπηρετήκειν Refs 5th c.BC+:—properly do service on board ship, as a rower (compare ὑπηρέτης, ὑπηρεσία), Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, πλοῖον ὑπὸ δύο ἀνθρώπων ὑπηρετεῖσθαι δυνάμενον Refs 1st c.BC+
II to be a servant, do service, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἄρχω, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with dative, minister to, serve, τῷ παρόντι δαίμονι Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τῷ χρηστηρίῳ submit to its ruling, Refs 5th c.BC+; [νόμῳ, λόγῳ], Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑ. τοῖς τρόποις humour his ways, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῷδ᾽ ὑ. λόγῳ second, support it, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 ὑ. τινὶ εἴς or πρός τι, Refs 5th c.BC+; also ὑ. τινί τι serve one in a thing, οἷς σὺ ταῦθ᾽ ὑπηρετεῖς Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3.b in financial sense, τὸν δὲ ταμίαν εἰς τὸ ἀνάλωμα ὑπηρετῆσαι Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3.c at Athens, serve as ὑπηρέτης of the Council, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3.d in the Mithraic cult, to be a ὑπηρέτης or servitor, Refs
II.3.e render military service, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.4 absolutely, serve, be subordinate, opposed to προστάττω, Refs 4th c.BC+ adjective, etc., τὰ λοίφ᾽ ὑ. help in what remains to be done, Refs 5th c.BC+; and with cognate accusative, ὑ. τὰς διακονικὰς πράξεις Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be done as service, τὰ ἀπ᾽ ἡμέων ἐς ὑμέας ὑπηρετέεται Refs 5th c.BC+; χρὴ σὴ τό γε ἐμὸν ὑπηρετέεσθαι that my service should be rendered, Refs 5th c.BC+—The middle occurs in late texts, as Refs 1st c.AD+; τὸ -ούμενον the retinue, Refs 1st c.AD+; future -ήσομαιRefs 3rd c.AD+; but in Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| hupēretalaὑπηρέτησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | ministered | 1× |
| hupēretarōὑπηρετεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | care of … needs | 1× |
| hupēretarantosὑπηρετήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | served | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupēretamō | hupēretame | hupēretami | hupēretama | hupēretamē | hupēretamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hupēretasō | hupēretase | hupēretasi | hupēretasa | hupēretasē | hupēretaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupēretatō | hupēretate | hupēretati | hupēretata | hupēretatē | hupēretatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hupēretanō | hupēretane | hupēretani | hupēretana | hupēretanē | hupēretanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupēretavō | hupēretave | hupēretavi | hupēretava | hupēretavē | hupēretavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hupēretalō | hupēretale | hupēretali | hupēretala1×ὑπηρέτησαν | hupēretalē | hupēretalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupēretameiō | hupēretameia | hupēretameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hupēretaseiō | hupēretaseia | hupēretaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupēretateiō | hupēretateia | hupēretateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hupēretaneiō | hupēretaneia | hupēretaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupēretaveiō | hupēretaveia | hupēretaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hupēretaleiō | hupēretaleia | hupēretaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hupēretasōr | hupēretasar | hupēretasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupēretatōr | hupēretatar | hupēretatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupēretavōr | hupēretavar | hupēretavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hupēretalōr | hupēretalar | hupēretalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hupēretamoiō | hupēretamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hupēretasoiō | hupēretasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hupēretatoiō | hupēretatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hupēretanoiō | hupēretanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hupēretavoiō | hupēretavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hupēretaloiō | hupēretaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hupēretarō1×ὑπηρετεῖν | hupēretari | hupēretara | hupēretarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hupēretarōntos | hupēretarintos | hupēretarantos1×ὑπηρετήσας | hupēretarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
hupēret is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupēretala“ministered”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 20:34… mu kai toi arōntoi meta mu hupēretala tais cheirais houtais.… that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those …
hupēretarō“care of … needs”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 24:23… kai mēdenon kōluarō toiu idioiu autou hupēretarō auto.… his friends to minister to his needs.
hupēretarantos“served”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 13:36David men gar idia genea hupēretarantos ta tou theou boula koimita kai …For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation …