ὑπηρέτησαν
hypēretéō
ministered
To act as an assistant or subordinate, to serve in a supporting role; specifically, to perform duties on behalf of another as an official assistant or attendant. The term often connotes rendering service according to explicit instructions or duties assigned by an authority, especially in formal, official, or cultic settings. In religious contexts, it may refer to fulfilling particular ministerial or procedural roles (such as reading in the synagogue), but is not inherently priestly or highly ranked.
Acts 20:34 · Word #12
Lexicon G5256
| Lemma | ὑπηρετέω |
| Transliteration | hypēretéō |
| Strong's | G5256 |
| Definition | To act as an assistant or subordinate, to serve in a supporting role; specifically, to perform duties on behalf of another as an official assistant or attendant. The term often connotes rendering service according to explicit instructions or duties assigned by an authority, especially in formal, official, or cultic settings. In religious contexts, it may refer to fulfilling particular ministerial or procedural roles (such as reading in the synagogue), but is not inherently priestly or highly ranked. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | ministered |
| Literal | served-Aorist-Indicative-3rdPlural |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὑπηρετέω |
| Strong's | G5256 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5256-02
they served as assistants
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, third person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, third person plural, denotes a completed action in the past performed by them. "Served as assistants" preserves the root sense of functioning in a subordinate, officially assigned role under authority. |
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