What does ὑπηρετέω (hypēretéō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπηρετέω (hypēretéō) is a Greek word meaning "to serve".
Greek · G5256
ὑπηρετέω
To serve
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ὑπηρετέωG5256
Pronunciationhypēretéō
What does ὑπηρετέω (hypēretéō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπηρετέω (hypēretéō) is a Greek word meaning "to serve".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5256?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include had served (1), have ministered to (1), to minister (1).
Where does ὑπηρετέω (hypēretéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 13:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithad served1×Acts 13:36
have ministered to1×Acts 20:34
to minister1×Acts 24:23
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 13:36
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Acts3
Source forms
ὑπηρετεῖν1xhypēreteinActs 24:23
ὑπηρέτησαν1xhypēretēsanActs 20:34
ὑπηρετήσας1xhypēretēsasActs 13:36
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 20:34
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 13:36
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xActs 24:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to serve
Source Gloss
to serve
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 13:36Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὑπηρετήσαςuphrethsav
I minister to, serve
Read verseActs 20:34Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ὑπηρέτησανuphrethsan
I minister to, serve
Read verseActs 24:23Verb Present Active Infinitive
ὑπηρετεῖνuphretein
I minister to, serve
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2present1
Voice
active3
Mood
participle1indicative1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὑπηρετέω is built from this root: