ὑπηρετέω

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ὑπηρετέω

Greek transliteration

hypēreteō

Simplified transliteration

hypereteo

Principal Parts

-, ὑπηρέτησα, -, -, -

Strong's number

5256

GK Number

5676

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-1d(2a)

Gloss

to serve, care for needs

Definition

to subserve, Acts 13:36; to relieve, supply, Acts 20:34; to render kind offices, Acts 24:23*

Acts 13:36	For David, after (hypēretēsas \| ὑπηρετήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) he (hypēretēsas \| ὑπηρετήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) had (hypēretēsas \| ὑπηρετήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) served (hypēretēsas \| ὑπηρετήσας \| aor act ptcp nom sg masc) the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption,
Acts 20:34	You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided (hypēretēsan \| ὑπηρέτησαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) for (hypēretēsan \| ὑπηρέτησαν \| aor act ind 3 pl) my own needs as well as the needs of those with me.
Acts 24:23	Then he commanded the centurion to keep him in custody, but to let him have some freedom and not to prevent any of his friends from taking (hypēretein \| ὑπηρετεῖν \| pres act inf ) care of his needs (hypēretein \| ὑπηρετεῖν \| pres act inf ).

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