ὑπηρέτης

ὑπηρέτης, -ου, ὁ

(ὑπό + ἐρέτης, a rower) [in LXX: Ord 14,35 (עֶבֶד), Wis 6,4, al. ;]

prop., an under rower; hence, generally, a servant, attendant, minister: of a magistrate's attendant, Matt 5,25 of officers of the Synagogue or Sanhedrin, Matt 26,58, Mark 14,54, 65, Luk 4,20, Joh 7,32, 45-46; 18,3, 12; 18,22; 19,6, ApG 5,22, 26; of the attendants of kings, οἱ ὑ. οἱ ἑμοί Joh 18,36 of Christian ministers, ApG 13,5; 26,16; ὑπηρέται λόγου, Luk 1,2 Χριστοῦ, 1 Kor 4,1 δοῦλοι κ. ὑ., Joh 18,18,†

SYN.: see: διάκονος