Strong's: an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
KJV: --minister, officer, servant.
See: ὑπόὑπηρέτ-ης, ου, ὁ,
(ἐρέτης)
Dor. ὑπηρέτας IG 42(1).122.40,112 (Epid., iv B. C.), SIG 1000.31 (Cos, i B. C.): -
rower, τοὶ ὑ. τᾶν μακρᾶν ναῶν SIG l. c. (dub. sens.).
II underling, servant, attendant, Hdt. 3.63, 5.111; δοῦλοι καὶ πάντες ὑ. Pl. Plt. 289c; ὑ. [τῆς πόλεως ], opp. ἄρχων, Id. R. 552b; ἡ πόλις εἰς ὑπηρέτου σχῆμα.. προελήλυθεν D. 23.210; τῶν ἰατρῶν, τῶν δικαστῶν ὑ., Pl. Lg. 720a, 873b; used in Trag. and Att. to express all kinds of subordinate relations, as Hermes is ὑ. θεῶν, A. Pr. 954, cf. 983; the Delphians are Φοίβου ὑπηρέται, S. OT 712; Neoptolemus is ὑ. to Odysseus, Id. Ph. 53; the αὐλός is ὑ. to the Chorus, Pratin.Lyr. 1.7: sts. c. dat., τῷ θεῷ ὑ. Pl. Lg. 773e; τοῖς νόμοις ib. 715c, Arist. Pol. 1287a21; also οἱ περὶ τυράννους καὶ πόλεις ὑ. E. Tr. 426; opp. οἰκέτης, X. Mem. 2.10.3: c. gen. objecti, ὑ. παντὸς ἔργου a helper in every work, Id. An. 1.9.18.
2. at Athens, the servant who attended each man-at-arms (ὁπλίτης) to carry his baggage, rations, and shield, Th. 3.17; sts. light-armed as slingers or bowmen, Ar. Av. 1186. ὁ τῶν ἕνδεκα ὑ. the assistant of the Eleven, employed in executions of state-criminals, Pl. Phd. 116b, cf. X. HG 2.3.54, 2.4.8. a petty officer of the Council, IG 12.879 (pl.), Hesperia 3.63 (iv B. C.).
3. pl., staff-officers in immediate attendance on the general, aides-de-camp, adjutants, X. Cyr. 2.4.4, 6.2.13, etc.: sg., D. 50.31; also, officer attached to τάξις, σύνταγμα, or ἑκατονταρχία, Ascl. Tact. 2.9, 6.3, Ael. Tact. 9.4, 16.2, Arr. Tact. 10.4, 14.4.
4. servitor in the cult of Mithras, RHist.Rel. 109.64 (Rome).
ὑπηρέτης hypēretēs 20x
pr. an under-rower, a rower, one of a ship’s crew;
a minister, attendant, servant; an attendant on a magistrate, officer, [Mat 5:25];
an attendant or officer of the Sanhedrin, [Mat 26:58];
an attendant, or servant of a synagogue, [Luk 4:20];
a minister, attendant, assistant in any work, [Luk 1:2]; [Joh 18:36] guard; minister; official.
G5257 — ὑπηρέτης
ὑπηρετου, ὁ (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, [Mat 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, [Joh 18:36]; of the servants or officers of the Sanhedrin, [Mat 26:58]; [Mar 14:54], [Mar 14:65]; [Joh 7:32], [Joh 7:45]; [Joh 18:3], [Joh 18:12], [Joh 18:22]; [Joh 19:6]; [Act 5:22], [Act 5:26]; joined with δοῦλος (Plato, polit., p. 289 c.), [Joh 18:18]; of the attendant of g synagogue, [Luk 4:20]; of anyone ministering or rendering service, [Act 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.), [Act 26:16]; ὑπηρέται λόγου, [Luk 1:2]; Χριστοῦ, [1Co 4:1]. (Synonym: see διάκονος, at the end.)
ὑπηρέτης , - ου , ὁ
( < ὑπό + ἐρέτης , a rower),
[in LXX : [Pro 14:35] (H5650), Wis 6:4 , al. ;]
prop ., an under rower; hence, generally, a servant, attendant, minister: of a magistrate's attendant, [Mat 5:25]; of officers of the Synagogue or Sanhedrin, [Mat 26:58], [Mar 14:54]; [Mar 14:65], [Luk 4:20], [Joh 7:32]; [Joh 7:45-46]; [Joh 18:3]; [Joh 18:12]; [Joh 18:22]; [Joh 19:6], [Act 5:22]; [Act 5:26]; of the attendants of kings, οἱ ὑ . οἱ ἑμοί [Joh 18:36]; of Christian ministers, [Act 13:5]; [Act 26:16]; ὑπηρέται λόγου , [Luk 1:2]; Χριστοῦ , [1Co 4:1]; δοῦλοι κ . ὑ ., [Joh 18:18]. †
SYN.: see διάκονος G1249.
ὑπηρέτης原文音譯:Øphršthj 虛普-誒雷帖士
詞類次數:名詞(20)
原文字根:在下-划船(者) 相當於:H5650(עֶבֶד)
字義溯源:划槳者,差役,僕人,執事,衙役,臣僕,幫手,職員,侍者;昔時,大帆船下艙中有大群奴隸排坐成列,作划槳的辛勞工作。所以划槳者意即差役,由(G5259(ὑπό)*=在下)與(G2043(ἐρείδω)X*=划船)組成。參讀G998(βοηθός)同義字參讀G1249(διάκονος)同義字
出現次數:總共(20);太(2);可(2);路(2);約(9);徒(4);林前(1)
譯字彙編:
1)差役(13)[太26:58];[可14:54];[可14:65];[約7:32];[約7:45];[約7:46];[約18:3];[約18:12];[約18:18];[約18:22];[約19:6];[徒5:22];[徒5:26];
2)執事(4)[路1:2];[路4:20];[徒26:16];[林前4:1];
3)幫手(1)[徒13:5];
4)臣僕(1)[約18:36];
5)衙役(1)[太5:25]