Greek · G5256 · unreviewed

ὑπηρετέω

To serve

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ὑπηρετέω G5256

Pronunciation hypēretéō

What does ὑπηρετέω (hypēretéō) mean in the Bible?

ὑπηρετέω (hypēretéō) is a Greek word meaning "to serve". ὑπηρετέω, -ῶ (ὑπηρέτης) [in LXX: Wis.

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Meaning

to serve

Extended definition

(ὑπηρέτης) [in LXX: Wis.16:21, 24-25 19:6, Sir.39:4 * ;] prop., to serve as rower on a ship (Diod., al.). In cl. always metaphorically, to minister to, serve: with dative of person(s), Act.13:36 20:34 24:23.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 infinitive 1 participle 1

Tense

aorist 2 present 1

Voice

active 3

Mood

participle 1 indicative 1 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Acts 13:36 ὑπηρετήσας aorist active participle participle Acts 20:34 ὑπηρέτησαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 24:23 ὑπηρετεῖν present active infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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