Help QuickNav Adv. Options
AMP

AMP

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G5257 - hypēretēs

Aa
ὑπηρέτης
Transliteration
hypēretēs (Key)
Pronunciation
hoop-ay-ret'-ace
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From ὑπό (G5259) and a derivative of eresso (to row)
Dictionary Aids
Strong’s Definitions

ὑπηρέτης hupērĕtēs, hoop-ay-ret'-ace; from G5259 and a derivative of ἐρέσσω ĕrĕssō (to row); an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable):—minister, officer, servant.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's G5257 in the following manner: officer (11x), minister (5x), servant (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's G5257 in the following manner: officer (11x), minister (5x), servant (4x).

  1. servant

    1. an underrower, subordinate rower

    2. any one who serves with hands: a servant

      1. in the NT of the officers and attendants of magistrates as — of the officer who executes penalties

      2. of the attendants of a king, servants, retinue, the soldiers of a king, of the attendant of a synagogue

      3. of any one ministering or rendering service

    3. any one who aids another in any work

      1. an assistant

      2. of the preacher of the gospel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑπηρέτης hupērĕtēs, hoop-ay-ret'-ace; from G5259 and a derivative of ἐρέσσω ĕrĕssō (to row); an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable):—minister, officer, servant.
STRONGS G5257:
ὑπηρέτης, ὑπηρετου, ὁ (from ὑπό, and ἐρέτης from ἐρέσσω to row), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down;
a. properly, an under rower, subordinate rower.
b. anyone who serves with his hands; a servant; in the N. T. of the officers and attendants of magistrates as — of the officer who executes penalties, Matthew 5:25; of the attendants of a king, οἱ ὑπηρετοι οἱ ἐμοί, my servants, retinue, the soldiers I should have if I were a king, John 18:36; of the servants or officers of the Sanhedrin, Matthew 26:58; Mark 14:54, 65; John 7:32, 45; John 18:3, 12, 22; John 19:6; Acts 5:22, 26; joined with δοῦλος (Plato, polit., p. 289 c.), John 18:18; of the attendant of g synagogue, Luke 4:20; of anyone ministering or rendering service, Acts 13:5.
c. anyone who aids another in any work; an assistant: of a preacher of the gospel (A. V. minister, which see in B. D.), Acts 26:16; ὑπηρέται λόγου, Luke 1:2; Χριστοῦ, 1 Corinthians 4:1. (Synonym: see διάκονος, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:25; 26:58
Mark
14:54; 14:65
Luke
1:2; 4:20
John
7:32; 7:45; 18:3; 18:12; 18:18; 18:22; 18:36; 19:6
Acts
5:22; 5:26; 13:5; 26:16
1 Corinthians
4:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5257 matches the Greek ὑπηρέτης (hypēretēs),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:25 - “Come to terms quickly [at the earliest opportunity] with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way [to court], so that your opponent does not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you are thrown into prison.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:58

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:58 - But Peter followed Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, and went inside, and sat with the [fn]guards to see the outcome.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:54 - Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers [guards and servants] and warming himself at the fire.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:65 - And some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy [by telling us who hit you]!” Then the officers took custody of Him and struck him in the face.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:2 - exactly as they were handed down to us by those [with personal experience] who from the beginning [of Christ’s ministry] were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word [that is, of the teaching concerning salvation through faith in Christ],

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:20 -

Then He rolled up the scroll [having stopped in the middle of the verse], gave it back to the attendant and sat down [to teach]; and the eyes of all those in the synagogue were [attentively] fixed on Him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:32 -

The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things [under their breath] about Him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent [fn]guards to arrest Him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:45 -

Then the guards went [back] to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why did you not bring Him [here with you]?”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:46 - The guards replied, “Never [at any time] has a man talked the way this Man talks!”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:3 - So Judas, having obtained the Roman [fn]cohort and some officers from the high priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:12 -

So the cohort and their commander and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:18 - Now the servants and the officers had made a fire of coals, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. And Peter was with them, standing and warming himself.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:22 - But when He said this, one of the officers who was standing nearby [fn]struck Jesus [in the face], saying, “Is that how You answer the high priest?”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:36 - Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not of this world [nor does it have its origin in this world]. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting [hard] to keep Me from being handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this world.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:6 - When the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify [Him]! Crucify [Him]!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no guilt in Him [no crime, no cause for an accusation].”

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:22 - But when the officers arrived, they did not find them in the prison; and they came back and reported,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:26 - Then the captain went with the officers and brought them back, without hurting them (because they were afraid of the people, worried that they might be stoned).

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:5 - When Barnabas and Saul arrived at Salamis, they began to preach the word of God [proclaiming the message of eternal salvation through faith in Christ] in the synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John [Mark] as their assistant.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:16 - ‘Get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you [to serve] as a minister and as a witness [to testify, with authority,] not only to the things which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will appear to you,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:1 -

So then, let us [who minister] be regarded as servants of Christ and stewards (trustees, administrators) of the mysteries of God [that He chooses to reveal].

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
AMP
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
AMP
Daily Devotionals

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan