ὑπηρέτης hupēretēs

Greek word for “servant” · Strong’s G5257 · used 20 times in 20 verses

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Meaning

ὑπηρέτης, -ου, ὁ; (ὑπό + ἐρέτης, a rower);

How it is translated

Glosses given for hupēretēs in context, with how often each is used:

• officers 12
• servants 2
• officer 1
• guards 1
• attendant 1
• attendants 1
• helper 1
• servant 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 18 (5), John 7 (3), Mark 14 (2), Acts 5 (2), Matthew 5 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Luke 1 (1), Luke 4 (1), John 19 (1), Acts 13 (1)

Forms

• ὑπηρέται 9
• ὑπηρετῶν 3
• ὑπηρέτας 3
• ὑπηρέτῃ 2
• ὑπηρέτην 2
• ὑπηρέταις 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hupēretēs more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀρχιερεύς archiereus “high-priest” 7
• μετά meta “with/after” 6
• ῥάπισμα rhapisma “slap” 2
• θερμαίνω thermainō “to warm” 2
• σπεῖρα speira “band” 2
• ἔσω esō “in/inner/inwardly” 2
• Φαρισαῖος Pharisaios “Pharisee” 3
• αὐλή aulē “palace/courtyard” 2
• μακρόθεν makrothen “from afar” 2
• παραδίδωμι paradidōmi “to deliver” 3
• ἕως heōs “until” 3
• Πέτρος Petros “Peter” 3

Key verses

The verses using hupēretēs that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:25 — Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee…
• Mark 14:65 — And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their…
• Luke 1:2 — Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
• John 7:46 — The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
• John 18:12 — Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
• John 18:22 — And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
• John 18:36 — Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews:…
• John 19:6 — When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him:…
• Acts 5:26 — Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
• Acts 13:5 — And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
• Acts 26:16 — But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast…
• 1 Corinthians 4:1 — Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.