noun · masculine
hupēretos
Greekὑπηρέτης (hupēretēs)
Strong’sG5257
a servant, an attendant
stem hupēret-20 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὑπηρέτης, -ου, ὁ
(< ὑπό + ἐρέτης, a rower) [in LXX: Pr 14:35 (עֶבֶד), Wi 6:4, al.;]
SYN.: v.s. διάκονος
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5257 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoop-ay-ret'-ace
an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
Fromfrom G5259 and a derivative of ἐρέσσω (to row);
King Jamesminister, officer, servant.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hupēretos | hupēretois9×ὑπηρέται |
| object accusative | hupēreton2×ὑπηρέτην | hupēretoin3×ὑπηρέτας |
| direct address vocative | hupēretor | hupēretoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | hupēretou | hupēretoiu3×ὑπηρετῶν |
| to, for dative | hupēreto2×ὑπηρέτῃ | hupēretoi1×ὑπηρέταις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hupēreto 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
Where it appears
20 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupēreton“servant”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 13:5“assistant”kai gineratois en Salamia katangellale ton logon tou theou en tai sunagōgai toiu Ioudaioiu; echale de kai Iōannon hupēreton.When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
Acts 26:16“servant”alla anistanasar kai histanasar epi toin podoin su; eis houtem gar horima si, procheirizera sin hupēreton kai marturon heiu tē horasa min heiu tē horimi si,‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
hupēreto“officer”to, fordative singular2×
Matthew 5:25“officer”asōr eunoarōtos to antidiko su tachuem heōs hotinou asō meta autou en ta hoda, mēpote sin paradōateia tos antidikos to krito, kai tos kritos to hupēreto, kai eis fulakan ballisi;Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
Luke 4:20“attendant”kai ptussaratos tem bibliem apodōaratos to hupēreto kathizata; kai pantoiu tois ofthalmois en ta sunagōga ale atenizarōtois auto.Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
hupēretois“officers”subjectnominative plural9×
Mark 14:65“guards”kai archela tinois emptuarō auto kai perikaluptarō autou tem prosōpem kai kolafizarō auton kai legarō auto; Profēteuasar, kai tois hupēretois rapismei auton lambala.Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
Luke 1:2“servants”kathōs paradōala ni tois apo archau autoptois kai hupēretois gineratois tou logou,just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
John 7:45“officers”Erchala oun tois hupēretois pros toin archierevoin kai Farisaioin, kai legala autoi ekeinois; Dia tinem ouk agava auton?Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
John 7:46“officers”apokrinila tois hupēretois; Oudepote lalata houtōs anthrōpos.“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.
John 18:12“officers”Tas oun speiras kai tos chiliarchos kai tois hupēretois toiu Ioudaioiu sullambala ton Iēsun kai dala autonThen the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
John 18:18“officers”histanalelē de tois doulois kai tois hupēretois anthrakian poiarētois, hoti psuchem ate, kai thermainele; ate de kai tos Petros meta autoiu histanarētos kai thermainerōtos.Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.
John 18:36“servants”apokrinita Iēsus; Tas basileias tas ēmas ouk atō ek tou kosmou houtou; ei ek tou kosmou houtou ate tas basileias tas ēmas, tois hupēretois tois ēmois agōnizele an, hina mē paradōimeia toi Ioudaioi; nun de tas basileias tas ēmas ouk atō enteuthen.Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
John 19:6“officers”hote oun horala auton tois archierevois kai tois hupēretois kraugazala legarōtois; Staurasar staurasar. legatō autoi tos Pilatos; Lambavar auton vis kai stauravar, mis gar ouk heuriskamō en auto aitian.As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
Acts 5:22“officers”tois de paragineratois hupēretois ouk heuriskala autoin en ta fulaka, anastrefaratois de apangellalaBut on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
hupēretoin“officers”objectaccusative plural3×
John 7:32“officers”Akouala tois Farisaiois tou ochlou gonguzarōtou peri autou houteim, kai apostelala tois archierevois kai tois Farisaiois hupēretoin hina piazaleia auton.When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
John 18:3“officers”tos oun Ioudaos lambaratos tan speiran kai ek toiu archierevoiu kai ek toiu Farisaioiu hupēretoin erchetō ekei meta fanoiu kai lampadaiu kai hopleiu.So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
1 Corinthians 4:1“servants”Houtōs nin logizetōr anthrōpos hōs hupēretoin Christou kai oikonomoin mustērieiu theou.So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
hupēretoiu“guards”of, belonging togenitive plural3×
Matthew 26:58“guards”tos de Petros akolouthate auto apo makrothen heōs tau aulau tou archierevou, kai eisercharatos esō kathete meta toiu hupēretoiu horara tem telem.But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.
Mark 14:54“guards”kai tos Petros apo makrothen akolouthata auto heōs esō eis tan aulan tou archierevou kai ate sunkatherōtos meta toiu hupēretoiu kai thermainerōtos pros tem fōtem.Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.
John 18:22“officers”houteim de autou legaratou henos paristanarētos toiu hupēretoiu dōata rapismem to Iēso legaratos; Houtōs apokrinesō to archierevo?When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
hupēretoi“officers”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 5:26“officers”tote apercharatos tos stratēgos sun toi hupēretoi agata autoin, ouk meta biau, fobele gar ton laon, mē lithazileia.At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles — but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.