Word Study · Strong's G5257 · Greek
ὑπηρέτης
hyperetes
hoop-ay-ret'-ace
Strong's 1890 spelling: hypērétēs
“an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
Rendered in the KJV as
minister, officer, servant.
- 20occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 20 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- ὑπηρέται7
- ὑπηρέτας3
- ὑπηρετῶν3
- ὑπηρέται,1
- ὑπηρέται·1
- ὑπηρέταις1
- ὑπηρέτῃ1
- ὑπηρέτῃ,1
- ὑπηρέτην1
- ὑπηρέτην.¶1
How it is rendered · 11
- officers9
- servants2
- [the] officers1
- a helper.1
- a servant1
- attendant1
- attendants1
- guards1
- officer,1
- officers,1
- officers;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural9
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NPM · 9
- N-APM · 3
- N-GPM · 3
- N-ASM · 2
- N-DSM · 2
- N-DPM · 1
All 20, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 5:25ὑπηρέτῃ,hupēretēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularReconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.here: officer,
- Matthew 26:58ὑπηρετῶνhupēretōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralBut Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.here: guards
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 14:54ὑπηρετῶνhupēretōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralPeter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.here: officers
- Mark 14:65ὑπηρέταιhupēretainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThen some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.here: officers
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 1:2ὑπηρέταιhupēretainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraljust as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.here: servants
- Luke 4:20ὑπηρέτῃhupēretēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularThen He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,here: attendant
John9 occurrences
- John 7:32ὑπηρέταςhupēretasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWhen the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.here: officers
- John 7:45ὑπηρέταιhupēretainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThen the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”here: officers
- John 7:46ὑπηρέται·hupēretainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.here: officers;
- John 18:3ὑπηρέταςhupēretasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralSo Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.here: officers
- John 18:12ὑπηρέταιhupēretainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThen the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.here: officers
- John 18:18ὑπηρέταιhupēretainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralBecause it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.here: officers
- John 18:22ὑπηρετῶνhupēretōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralWhen Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”here: officers
- John 18:36ὑπηρέταιhupēretainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralJesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”here: attendants
- John 19:6ὑπηρέται,hupēretainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAs soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”here: officers,
Acts4 occurrences
- Acts 5:22ὑπηρέταιhupēretainoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralBut on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:here: [the] officers
- Acts 5:26ὑπηρέταιςhupēretaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralAt that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.here: officers
- Acts 13:5ὑπηρέτην.¶hupēretēnnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularWhen they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.here: a helper.
- Acts 26:16ὑπηρέτηνhupēretēnnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singular‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.here: a servant