μαντεύματα

μάντευμα

oracle: neut nom /voc /acc pl

μαντεύματα, μάντευμα

oracle: neut nom /voc /acc pl

μαντεύματι, μάντευμα

oracle: neut dat sg

μαντεύματε, μάντευμα

oracle: neut nom /voc /acc dual

μαντεύματα, μάντευμα

oracle: neut nom /voc /acc pl

μαντεύματι, μάντευμα

oracle: neut dat sg

μαντεύματε, μάντευμα

oracle: neut nom /voc /acc dual

κραίνω, Od.19.567: [tense] fut.

A

κρᾰνέω Emp.111.2

; [dialect] Att. [var] contr.

κρᾰνῶ A.Ch. 1075

, E. Supp. 375 [ κρᾱνῶ in compd.

ἐπικρᾱνεῖ A.Ag. 1340

codd., nisi leg. - κράνῃ vel - κραίνει]: [tense] aor. ἔκρᾱνα ib. 369; [dialect] Ep. and [dialect] Ion. ἔκρηνα, inf. κρῆναι, Od.5.170, Herod.7.69 (dub.):—[voice] Med., [tense] fut. inf. in pass. sense

κρᾰνέεσθαι Il.9.626

: [tense] aor.

ἐπ-εκρήναντο Q.S.14.297

:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

κρανθήσομαι A.Pr. 911

: [tense] aor.

ἐκράνθην Pi.P.4.175

, E.Hec. 219: κέκρανται [ per.] 3sg. [tense] pf. [voice] Pass., A.Supp. 943, also [ per.] 3pl., E.Hipp. 1255 (sed leg. συμφορά).—Hom. (v. infr.) mostly uses the [dialect] Ep. [tense] pres. κραιαίνω, [tense] impf. ἐκραίαινεν, [tense] aor. imper. κρήηνον, κρηήνατε, inf. κρηῆναι: [ per.] 3sg. [tense] pf. [voice] Pass.

ἐπι-κεκράανται Od.4.616

: [tense] plpf. ἐπι-κεκράαντο ib. 132: [tense] aor.

ἐκρᾱάνθην Theoc.25.196

. (Orig. κρᾱαίνω ( ἐκράαινεν has Ms. authority in Il.5.508, ἐπεκράαινε in 2.419, ἐπεκράανε in 3.302; cf.

κράανον· τέλεσον Hsch.

, ἐπικραᾶναι· τῇ κεφαλῇ ἐπινεῦσαι, τελέσαι Id.), [var] contr. κραίνω, κρῆναι, etc. and by distraction κραιαίνω, κρηῆναι, etc.: κρᾱαίνω from κρᾱς - ṇ-yω ([etym.] κάρα, κράατα) = κεφαλαιόω 'achieve'.):—poet. Verb, accomplish, fulfil,

τόδε μοι κρήηνον ἐέλδωρ Il.1.41

, 504, cf. Od.17.242; οἵ μευ φέρτεροί εἰσι νοῆσαί τε κρῆναί τε better than I both to conceive and accomplish, 5.170;

κρῆνον νῦν καὶ ἐμοὶ.. ἔπος ὅττι κεν εἴπω 20.115

; καί τε κραίνουσιν ἕκαστα, of the Thriae, h.Merc. 559;

ἐπεὶ μούνῳ σοι ἐγὼ κρανέω τάδε πάντα Emp.

l. c.; μαντεύματα κ. give true oracles, E. Ion 464 (lyr.);

δίκας θνατοῖσι κραίνων B.12.45

;

τοῦ δ' ἐκραίαινεν ἐφετμάς Il.5.508

, cf. Pi.O.3.11; οἵ ῥ' ἔτυμα κραίνουσι those dreams come true, Od.19.567; freq. in A., esp. of Fate, as Pr. 512, al., cf. S.OC 914, Tr. 127 (lyr.), etc.:—[voice] Pass., with [tense] fut. [voice] Med., to be accomplished, brought to pass,

οὐ γάρ μοι δοκέει μύθοιο τελευτὴ τῇδέ γ' ὁδῷ κρανέεσθαι Il. 9.626

;

πατρὸς δ' ἀρὰ.. τότ' ἤδη παντελῶς κρανθήσεται A.Pr. 911

, cf. 213; κέκρανται ψῆφος the vote hath been cast, Id.Supp. 943;

ψῆφος ἡ κρανθεῖσα E.Hec. 219

;

λάχη τάδ' ἐφ' ἁμὶν ἐκράνθη A.Eu. 347

(lyr.):— for the phrase ἐπὶ χείλεα κεκράαντο, v. ἐπικραίνω; of a person, ἐκράνθην I was perfected (Sch. ἐπετελέσθην), Pi.Pae.9.34.

2 ordain, A.Ag. 369 (lyr.), E.El. 1248, Supp. 139.

II = τιμᾶν, Hsch.; so perh. in h.Merc. 427 κραίνων ἀθανάτους τε θεοὺς καὶ γαῖαν ἐρεμνήν, ὡς ἐγένοντο (less prob. finishing [ the tale of] the gods and earth, how they were made).

III abs., exercise sway, reign,

δώδεκα γὰρ κατὰ δῆμον.. ἀρχοὶ κραίνουσι Od.8.391

: c. acc. cogn., κ. σκῆπτρα sway the staff of rule, S.OC 449;

θέμιστας Orph.A. 1297

.

2 after Hom., c. gen., reign over, govern, στρατοῦ, τῆς χώρας, τῆσδε γῆς, χθονός, S. Aj. 1050, OC 296, 862, 926: in later [dialect] Ep. c. dat., Orph. A. 475: c. acc.,

κ. Διὸς οἴκους IG14.433

([place name] Tauromenium); ἐπὶ σπλῆνα κ., of a vein, dominate, Aret.CA2.2, cf. CD1.2.

IV intr., come to an end, result in a thing, ποῖ δῆτα κρανεῖ; A.Ch. 1075 (anap.); of disease, culminate, be at its worst, Aret.SD2.8, CA1.1.

2 Medic., of bones, etc., terminate,

ὅπῃ κραίνουσι Hp.Art.45

, cf. Aret.SD1.7, 8; extend,

ἀπὸ ἥπατος ἐς νεφρούς Id.CA2.6

.

προλαμβάνω, [tense] fut.

A

- λήψομαι Isoc.6.16

: [tense] aor. προὔλαβον:—[voice] Pass., v. infr.1.5:— take or receive before,

τὴν πόλιν Lys.26.9

codd.;

τὰ χωρία καὶ λιμένας D.2.9

; ἀργύριον π. receive money in advance, Id.50.14, 35;

τὰ ἐφόδια Aeschin.1.172

;

τρία τάλαντα παρά τινος Id.2.166

;

ἅπαντα ἡμῶν τὰ χωρία D.3.16

, etc.; also

π. χάριν E. Ion 914

(lyr.); μισθὸν τῆς ἀγγελίας for the message, Luc.Merc.Cond.37;

γάλα μετὰ μέλιτος IG42(1).126.15

(Epid., ii A.D.);

π. τὴν ἡλικίαν Aeschin.1.162

; π. τὴν αὔξησιν begin their growth before, Thphr.HP8.1.4:—[voice] Pass., to be contained in advance,

ἐν τῷ ὄντι ἄρα ζωὴ προείληπται καὶ ὁ νοῦς Procl. Inst. 103

.

2 take or seize beforehand, Aeschin. 3.142;

τὴν ἀρχήν A.D.Synt.40.24

;

ὅσα τῆς πόλεως π. D.18.26

; τοῦτο π., ὅπως σώσομεν provide that.., Id.3.2: c. part., προλαβὼν κατεγνωκότας ὑμᾶς having first procured your vote of condemnation, Id.24.77:—[voice] Pass.,

σῶμα προειλημμένον ὑπὸ νόσου Corp.Herm.12.3

.

b get or take as a start, προειλήφασι πολὺν χρόνον have had a long start, PCair.Zen.60.5 (iii B.C.);

π. τῆς νυκτὸς ὁπόσον ἂν δυναίμην Luc.Gall.1

.

3 take in preference,

τι πρό τινος S.OC 1141

.

4 take away or off before,

ἐκ γὰρ οἴκων προὔλαβον μόγις πόδα, μὴ θανεῖν E. Ion 1253

.

5 assume in advance,

τὴν ὁλότητα προλαβὼν ἐγέννησεν ἀπ' αὐτῆς τὴν παντότητα Dam.Pr. 253

; προειλήφθω.. δισχιλίων σταδίων τὸ βάθος [εἶναι] Plb.34.6.7.

II to be beforehand with, anticipate,

1 c. acc. pers., get the start of,

τὰς κύνας X.Cyn.5.19

, v. infr. 3;

π. τῷ λόγῳ τινάς D.Prooem. 29

; βραχὺν χρόνον π. ἡμᾶς, i.e. in dying, Plu.2.117e;

π. τῇ ῥιζώσει τοὺς χειμῶνας Thphr. HP8.1.3

, cf. CP3.24.3: c. gen. pers.,

προλαβών μου ὥστε πρότερος λέγειν D.45.6

; ἵνα μὴ -λημφθῶμεν (i.e. by death) Diog.Oen.2.

2 c. acc. rei, π. γόους, μαντεύματα, E.Hel. 339 (lyr.), Ion 407;

τὸν καιρόν Plb.9.14.12

, cf. Plu.Cam.34, etc.;

τὸν ὄρθρον Luc.Am.15

; of mental anticipation,

π. ὡς οὕτως ἔχον πρὶν γινόμενον οὕτως ἰδεῖν Arist. GA 765a28

;

τὰ συμβησόμενα ταῖς ἐννοίαις Plb.3.112.7

, cf. 3.1.7;

τὰ πολλὰ εἰκασίᾳ Luc.Am.8

;

π. ὅτι.. Plu.2.102e

, etc.

3 c. gen. spatii, π. τῆς ὁδοῦ get a start on the way, Hdt.3.105;

πολὺ τῆς ὁδοῦ π. Polyaen.7.29.2

(but just above, π. ὡς πλείστην ὁδὸν τοὺς διώξοντας)

; π. ῥᾳδίως τῆς φυγῆς Th.4.33

; π. τῆς διώξεως get a start of the pursuers, D.S.16.94: metaph., μύθου προλαβοῦσα speaking first, Philicus in Stud.Ital.9.44, cf. 46.

b generally, π. τῶν κηρύκων anticipate them, Arist.Rh. 1408b24; τοῦ χρόνου π. precede in point of time, Id.Metaph. 1050b5.

4 c. dat. modi, π. τῷ δρόμῳ get a start in running, X.Cyn.7.7;

τῇ διανοίᾳ Arist.Fr. 660

;

τῇ φυγῇ Plu.Alex.20

, Cic.47.

5 c. inf.,

προέλαβε μυρίσαι Ev.Marc. 14.8

.

6 detect,

ἐν παραπτώματι Ep.Gal.6.1

([voice] Pass.).

7 anticipate,

τι τῶν μελλόντων Ph.1.620

;

τὸ μέλλον τοῖς λογισμοῖς D.C.Fr. 54.2

.

8 abs., προὔλαβε πολλῷ was far ahead, Th.7.80, cf. X.Cyn. 6.19, D.4.31, Plb.31.15.8; gain an advantage, D.37.15.

b anticipate the event, prejudge,

ἐπειδὰν ἅπαντ' ἀκούσητε κρίνατε, μὴ πρότερον προλαμβάνετε Id.4.14

;

οἱ νόμοι προλαβόντες ἐπιμέλονται ὅπως..

by anticipation,

X.Cyr.1.2.3

; come before the time, opp. ὑστερίζειν, Gal. 7.353; of corn-buyers, buy earlier, SIG976.49 (Samos, ii B.C.):— [voice] Med.,

προλαμβάνου Men.701

:—[voice] Pass., τὸ προειλημμένον that which is prejudged, Hermog.Stat.1.

c precede, go before, ὁ προλαβὼν βίος his previous life, Arg.2 D.22.3;

τὰ προλαβόντα

what precedes,

Procop. Vand.2.16

; ἡ προλαβοῦσα τράπεζα the preceding meal, Lib.Or.57.24; also τῶν προλαβόντων τἢν μνήμην the memory of the past, Procop. Gaz.Pan.p.495 B.

III repeat from the origin, Isoc.6.16;

μικρὸν π. Id.16.24

.

IV Philos., form a preconception (cf. πρόληψις), prejudge,

οἷα προειλήφαμεν Phld.D.3.13

, cf. Sign.22:—[voice] Med., Id.D.1.13:— [voice] Pass., Id.Oec.p.57 J.

Πύθῐος [ῡ; ῑ metri gr. in h.Ap. 373], α, ον, ([etym.] Πῡθώ) Pythian, i.e. Delphian, epith. of Apollo, l.c., Pi.O.14.11, etc. (Π. alone is f.l. in E. Ion 285); ἐν Πυθίου in

A his temple, Th.6.54 (citing Πυθίου ἐν τεμένει from IG12.761), IG22.17.10, prob. in Pl.Grg. 472b; also οἱ Πύθιοι, αἱ Πύθιαι, the gods and goddesses worshipped at Pytho or Delphi, Ar.Th. 332, cf. IG14.2436 ([place name] Massilia).

2 = Πυθικός, ἄεθλα, στέφανοι, μαντεύματα, Pi.P.3.73, 10.26, I.7(6).15;

ἀκταί S.OC 1047

(lyr.);

ἀστραπαί E. Ion 285

;

κύκνος Ar.Av. 870

.

II οἱ Πύθιοι, at Sparta, four persons whose office it was to consult the Delphic oracle on affairs of state, Hdt.6.57, X.Lac.15.5, etc.; cf. Πυθία, Πύθια, Πύθιον.

Πῡθό-χρηστος, ον, ([etym.] χράω)

A delivered by the Pythian god, μαντεύματα ib. 901;

νόμοι X.Lac.8.5

; Πυθόχρηστον ἔσχον c. inf., Phld. Mus.p.85K.;

μαντεῖον Arist.Pol. 1331a27

; κατὰ Πυθόχρηστον Arg. S.OC

II declared or appointed by the Pythian oracle,

ὁ Π. Λοξίου νεανίας E. Ion 1218

;

ἀποικίας ἡγεμών Plu.2.163b

;

ἐξηγητής SIG697

E 9 (Delph., ii B.C.), IG3.241, Tim.Lex. s.v. ἐξηγηταί; θυσία Clitodem. 14.

2 epith. of Aphrodite, SIG1014.74,160; of Dionysus, ib. 145; of Kore, ib.90 (Erythrae, iii B.C.).

ἐκφέρω, [tense] fut.

A

ἐξοίσω Hdt.3.71

: [dialect] Ion. [tense] aor. ἐξήνεικα:—[voice] Pass.,

ἐξοισθήσομαι E.Supp. 561

: [tense] fut. [voice] Med. ἐξοίσομαι in pass. sense, Hdt.8.49,76:— carry out of,

τινὰ πολέμοιο Il.5.664

, etc.;

ὅπλα ἐκ μεγάρου ἐξενηνειγμένα Hdt.8.37

, cf. E.Ph. 779;

ἐ. πεύκας Ar.Fr. 599

;

γραμματεῖον Id.Nu. 19

;

ἐξένεγκέ μοι τὴν κοπίδ' ἔξω Men.Pk. 332

.

2 carry out a corpse for burial,

ἐξέφερον θρασὺν Ἕκτορα δάκρυ χέοντες Il.24.786

, cf. Hdt.7.117, Antipho 6.21 ([voice] Pass.), etc.; also, cause death, εἰ ὑπερβάλλουσιν

ἀλγηδόνες, ἐξοίσουσι Plot.1.4.8

.

3 carry away,

τρί' ἄλεισα Od.15.470

, cf. Test.Epict. 2.22, etc.; carry off as prize or reward,

ἄεθλον Il.23.785

:—more freq. in [voice] Med., τὠυτὸ (of a victory)

ἐξενείκασθαι Hdt.6.103

; κλέος, δόξαν, S.El.60, D.14.1, etc.; accomplish, Aeschin.2.66.

4 carry ashore,

ἐπὶ Ταίναρον Hdt.1.24

, etc.; cast ashore,

πόντου νιν ἐξήνεγκε.. κλύδων E.Hec. 701

:—[voice] Pass., with [tense] fut. [voice] Med., come to land, be cast ashore, ἐς τοὺς ἑωυτῶν ἐξοίσονται Hdt.S.49, cf. 76, 2.90.

II bring forth, in various senses:

1 of women, = φέρειν μέχρι τέλους, bring to the birth, Hp.Nat.Mul.19;

εἰς φῶς κύημα Pl.R. 461c

, cf. Arist. HA 577b23, al.; of plants, bear seed, Id.GA 731a22; of the ground, bear fruit, Δήμητρος καρπὸν ἐ. Hdt.1.193, 4.198.

2 bring about, accomplish,

μισθοῖο τέλος Il.21.451

;

τὸ μόρσιμον Pi.N.4.61

;

κακίας μεγάλας ὥσπερ ἀρετὰς αἱ μεγάλαι φύσεις ἐ. Plu.Demetr.1

:—[voice] Pass.,

διὰ ἀνοήτων οὐδὲν ἂν καλῶς ἐξενεχθείη D.61.7

.

3 publish, deliver,

χρηστήριον Hdt.5.79

;

ἐ. λόγον S.Tr. 741

, Pl.Mx. 236c, cf. Plu.Them.23;

εἰς τοὺς Ἕλληνας τὰ τῆς πόλεως ἁμαρτήματα Isoc.8.14

; of public measures, refer,

ἐξενεῖκαι ἐς τὸν δῆμον Hdt.9.5

;

ἐς πολύφημον ἐξενείκαντας Id.5.79

; ἐ. προβούλευμα εἰς τὸν δῆμον bring a project of law before the people, D.59.4 (so in [voice] Med.,

ἐκφέρεσθαι προβούλευμα εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν Aeschin. 3.125

): abs., freq. in [dialect] Att. Inscrr.,

ἡ δὲ βουλὴ ἐς τὸν δῆμον ἐξενεγκέτω ἐπάναγκες IG12.76.61

, cf. 22.360.47; of authors, publish a work, Isoc. 9.74, Arist.Po. 1447b17, D.H.Comp.1, Plu.2.10c, etc.:—[voice] Med., ἐκφέρεσθαι γνώμην declare one's opinion, Isoc.5.36:—[voice] Pass.,

εἰς Ἕλληνας ἐξοισθήσεται E.Supp. 561

.

4 produce, exhibit, Lys.19.30; display,

δείγματα εἰς φῶς Pl.Lg. 788c

, cf. D.19.12;

φανερῶς τὸ μῖσος εἴς τινας Plb.15.27.3

;

ἐ. τὴν ἰατρικὴν ἐπιστήμην D.S.5.74

.

5 disclose,

τι πρὸς τὸν μάγον Hdt.3.71

; τὴν ἀπάτην ib.74;

τὴν ἐπιχείρησιν Id.8.132

.

6 put forth, exert,

δύνασιν E. Ion 1012

:—and in [voice] Med.,

μέγα τι σθένος ἁ Κύπρις ἐκφέρεται νίκας S.Tr. 497

(lyr.).

7 ἐ. πόλεμον begin war, D.1.21;

ἐπί τινα Hdt.6.56

;

πρός τινα X.HG3.5.1

;

τινί Plb.2.36.4

, etc.

8 show the marks of, betray, reproduce,

ἐκφέρουσι γὰρ μητρῷ' ὀνείδη E.Andr. 621

.

9 ὅρον ἐ. produce a definition, Arist.Metaph. 1040b2; express,

διάνοιαν Phld.Po.5.26

, al.; ' word' a sentence, D.H.Comp.3 ([voice] Pass.), 7; utter, Demetr.Eloc.94; cite, adduce, ib. 142; πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἐ. soliloquize, Sch.Pi.O.1.5.

b pronounce, Ath.3.94f;

ὅταν μακρῶς ἐκφέρηται D.H.Comp.15

, cf. Archyt.1, Str.9.5.17.

10 pay as indemnity,

δισχίλια τάλαντα Plb.3.27.5

, etc.

b [voice] Pass., of words, to be formed,

κατὰ μίμησιν Demetr.Eloc. 220

;

ἐπιρρηματικῶς A.D.Adv.175.28

; διὰ τοῦ ε ¯ ἐ. ib.193.5.

11 exact,

ἀργύριον LXX 4 Ki.15.20

.

III [voice] Pass., to be carried beyond bounds,

ἔξω ὅρων ἐξενεχθὲν ἀκόντιον Antipho 3.2.4

: mostly metaph., to be carried away by passion,

ἀπαιδευσίᾳ ὀργῆς Th.3.84

, cf. Chrysipp.Stoic.3.127; πρὸς ὀργὴν ἐκφέρει givest way to passion, S.El. 628; ἐ. πρὸς αἰδῶ is inclined to feel respect, E.Alc. 601 (lyr.);

λέγων ἐξηνέχθην Pl.Cra. 425a

;

ἐξενεχθεὶς ὥστε κωμῳδοποιὸς γενέσθαι Id.R. 606c

;

πρὸς τὸ ἄγριοι πολῖται γενέσθαι X.Cyr.1.6.34

; πάθος defined as

ὁρμὴ ἐκφερομένη καὶ ἀπειθὴς λόγῳ Stoic.3.92

:—later in [voice] Act., [

θυμὸς] ἐ. τινὰ τοῦ λογισμοῦ Philostr. Im.2.21

.

IV bring to one's end, bring on to the trail,

εὖ δέ σ' ἐκφέρει.. βάσις S.Aj.7

; κινδυνεύει ὥσπερ ἀτραπός [τις] ἐκφέρειν ἡμᾶς [ἐν τῇ σκέψει] Pl.Phd. 66b, cf.IG12.94.37:—[voice] Pass., ἐξηνέχθην εἰς ἅπερ Πρωταγόρας λέγει Pl.Cra. 386a.

V intr. (sc. ἑαυτόν) shoot forth (before the rest),

ὦκα δ' ἔπειτα αἱ Φηρητιάδαο.. ἔκφερον ἵπποι· τὰς δὲ μέτ' ἐξέφερον Διομήδεος.. ἵπποι Il.23.376

, cf. 759; also, to run away, X.Eq.3.4.

2 come to fulfilment,

ὁρᾷς τὰ τοῦδε.. ὡς ἐς ὀρθὸν ἐκφέρει μαντεύμᾰτα S.OC 1424

; come to an end, Id.Tr. 824 (lyr.).

ὑπηρέτης, ου, ὁ (Aeschyl., Hdt.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestBenj 3:8; EpArist, Philo, Joseph., Just.; Tat. 4, 2; loanw. in rabb.; freq. as t.t. for a governmental or other official) one who functions as a helper, freq. in a subordinate capacity, helper, assistant (e.g. a physician’s assistant: Hobart 88f; as adjutant: Arrian, Tact. 10, 4; 14, 4; the lictor beside the consul: Appian, Liby. 90 §424; the 20 senators with Pompey: Appian, Bell. Civ. 2, 18 §67; the priest’s helpers: Diod S 1, 73, 3; the assistant to the ἡγούμενος of a cultic fellowship: Sb 7835, 11 [I B.C.]) Dg 7:2. John (Mark) as ὑπ. of Paul and Barnabas Ac 13:5 (BHolmes, Luke’s Description of John Mark: JBL 54, ’35, 63–72; WHadorn, D. Gefährten u. Mitarbeiter des Pls: ASchlatter Festschr. 1922, 65–82; RTaylor, ET 54, ’42/43, 136–38). Of the attendants of a board or court (Diod S 14, 5, 1f and Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 31 §138 of attendants of the court; Diod S 17, 30, 4 παρέδωκε τοῖς ὑπηρέταις … ἀποκτεῖναι; Maximus Tyr. 3, 2b), of the Sanhedrin (Jos., Bell. 1, 655 παρέδωκεν τοῖς ὑπ. ἀνελεῖν, Ant. 4, 37 πέμψας ὑπ.; 16, 232) Mt 5:25 (Ael. Aristid. 45 p. 68 D.: ὁ δικαστὴς παραδίδωσι τ. ὑπηρέταις ‘deputies’); 26:58; Mk 14:54, 65; J 7:32, 45f; 18:3, 12, 22; 19:6; Ac 5:22, 26; GJs 10:1; 15:2. W. δοῦλοι (as Pla., Polit. 289c [on this Collins 81–84, s. below]; Just., A I, 14, 1) J 18:18. Of a synagogue attendant (as prob. in the Roman-Jewish grave ins: RGarrucci, Dissertazioni archeologiche II 1865, p. 166 no. 22) Lk 4:20 (ὑπ. as a title of cult officials: Thieme 33. Also Musaeus, Fgm. 11 Diels [Paus. 10, 5, 6]: Pyrcon as Poseidon’s ὑπηρέτης ἐς τὰ μαντεύματα; Dio Chrys. 19 [36], 33 ὑπ. τῶν τελετῶν; PLond 2710 recto, 11 [HTR 29, ’36, p. 40; 50]). Of a king’s retinue J 18:36; GJs 21:2; 23:1f. The apostles as assistants of Christ Ac 26:16; 1 Cor 4:1 (Epict. 3, 22, 82 the Cynic as ὑπ. τοῦ Διός; Galen, Protr. 5 p. 12, 5 J.: Socr., Hom. et al. as ὑπ. τοῦ θεοῦ; Pythagorean saying: WienerStud 8, 1886, p. 278 no. 105 τὸν εὐεργετοῦντά σε εἰς ψυχὴν ὡς ὑπηρέτην θεοῦ μετὰ θεὸν τίμα=one who has benefited you spiritually, esteem as God’s helper after God; Sextus 319; Just., D. 57, 3). Believers gener. as θεοῦ ὑπηρέται (w. οἰκονόμοι [as 1 Cor 4:1] and πάρεδροι) IPol 6:1 (cp. PGM 59, 3; 5 and Jos., Bell. 2, 321, Ant. 3, 16).—Also w. objective gen. of that to which services are rendered (Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 41 §169 τῆς πατρίδος ὑπ.; Wsd 6:4) ὑπηρέται τοῦ λόγου ministers of the word Lk 1:2 (cp. the role of a scribe Sir 39:1–4; PMather, BR 30, ’85, 28f). ἐκκλησίας θεοῦ ὑπηρέται servants of God’s assembly/church ITr 2:3.—On the obscure οἱ τῶν ἐχθρῶν ὑπηρέται B 16:4 s. Windisch, Hdb. ad loc.—On the functions of the ὑπ. in Greco-Rom. Egypt, HKupiszewski and JModrzejewski, JJP XI and XII, ’57/58, 141–66; JCollins, Diakonia ’90, esp. 81–84, 173–75.—B. 1334. DELG. M-M. TW. Spicq. Sv.