servant

Greek Noun Male

ὑπηρέτης, -ου, ὁ (ὑπό + ἐρέτης, a rower) [in LXX: Pro.14:35 (עֶבֶד), 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, Mrk.14:54, 65, Luk.4:20, Jhn.7:32, 45-46 18:3, 12 18:22 19:6, Act.5:22, 26; of the attendants of kings, οἱ ὑ. οἱ ἑμοί Jhn.18:36; of Christian ministers, Act.13:5 26:16; ὑπηρέται λόγου, Luk.1:2; Χριστοῦ, 1Co.4:1; δοῦλοι κ. ὑ, Jhn.18:18. SYN.: see: διάκονος (AS)

servant

Greek Noun Male

ὑπηρέτ-ης, ου, ὁ, (ἐρέτης) Doric dialect ὑπηρέτας [Refs 4th c.BC+]:— rower, τοὶ ὑ. τᾶν μακρᾶν ναῶν [Refs] II) underling, servant, attendant, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑ. [τῆς πόλεως], opposed to ἄρχων, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τῶν ἰατρῶν, τῶν δικαστῶν ὑ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; used in Trag. and Attic dialect to express all kinds of subordinate relations, as Hermes is ὑ. θεῶν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; the Delphians are Φοίβου ὑπηρέται, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Neoptolemus is ὑ. to Odysseus, [Refs]: sometimes with dative, τῷ θεῷ ὑ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς νόμοις[Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to οἰκέτης, [Refs 5th c.BC+] a helper in every work, [Refs] II.2) at Athens, II.2.a) the servant who attended each man-at-arms (ὁπλίτης) to carry his baggage, rations, and shield, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sometimes light-armed as slingers or bowmen, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2.b) ὁ τῶν ἕνδεκα ὑ. the assistant of the Eleven, employed in executions of state-criminals, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2.c) a petty officer of the Council, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.3) plural, staff-officers in immediate attendance on the general, aides-de-camp, adjutants, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, officer attached to τάξις, σύνταγμα, or ἑκατονταρχία, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II.4) servitor in the cult of Mithras, [Refs]

Greek

Noun Masculine

an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable); minister, officer, servant; from g5259 (ὑπό) and a derivative of (to row)