- ὑπηρετέω
- ὑπηρετέω fut. 3 sg. ὑπηρετήσει Sir 39:4; aor. ὑπηρέτησα (cp. ὑπηρεσία; Trag., Hdt.+; ins, pap, Wsd; Sir 39:4; TestAbr, TestJob; TestJos 14:3; JosAs 17:4; EpArist, Philo, Joseph., Just., Tat.; Ath. 37, 2) to render service, serve, be helpful w. dat. of pers. (Hyperid. 3, 39; PSI 502, 30 [257 B.C.]; JosAs 17:4; Just., A I, 17, 3) Ac 24:23; Hm 8:10; Hs 9, 10, 2. Δαυὶδ ὑπηρετήσας τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ βουλῇ Ac 13:36 (Just., D, 125, 3; of obedience to God Aristaen., Ep. 1, 17 p. 148 H. ὑπ. θεῷ).—B 1:5. ἐν λόγῳ θεοῦ ὑπηρετεῖ μοι he is of service to me in the word of God IPhld 11:1. ὑπ. τί τινι offer someth. (in helpfulness) to someone (Epict. 4, 1, 37; Polyaenus 7, 23, 2; Lucian, Tim. 22; Jos., Ant. 14, 99) Dg 11:1. W. dat. of thing (PRev 22, 1 [258 B.C.]) ταῖς χρείαις μου Ac 20:34 (cp. Jos., Ant. 13, 225; TestJob 11:1 τῇ διακονία; Just., D. 42, 3; Tat. 17, 3; on the motif s. JLambrecht, Paul’s Farewell-Address at Miletus [Acts 20: 17–38]: Les Actes des Apôtres, ed. JKremer ’78, 321 and 336). S. ὑπηρέτης.—DELG s.v. ὑπηρέτης. M-M. TW.
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