ὑπηρετ-έω (upereteo)

Where it lives

Fragments 3 · 7.53/10k
On The Trierarchic Crown 1 · 7.43/10k
On the Art of Horsemanship 5 · 7.2/10k
Apollodorus Against Timotheus 3 · 6.95/10k
Hiero 4 · 6.71/10k
Against Aphobus 2 1 · 6.66/10k
Against Zenothemis 1 · 5.28/10k
Third Philippic 2 · 4.7/10k
Against Neaera 4 · 4.39/10k
Sapientia Salomonis 3 · 4.35/10k
Against Evergus And Mnesibulus 2 · 3.74/10k
Philoctetes 3 · 3.41/10k

Densest 12 of 65 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ὑπηρετ-έω · hypēret-eō — LSJ

do service on board ship, as a rower

prop. do service on board ship, as a rower (cf. ὑπηρέτης, ὑπηρεσία), SIG 524.33,47 (Praesus, iii B. C.):—Pass., πλοῖον ὑπὸ δύο ἀνθρώπων ὑπηρετεῖσθαι δυνάμενον D.S. 2.55.

II to be a servant, do service

to be a servant, do service, S. El. 996, Ph. 990; opp. ἄρχω, Ar. V. 518 (troch.); τοὺς διὰ φόβον ὑ. X. Hier. 1.38.

2 minister to, serve, submit to, humour, second, support

c. dat., minister to, serve, τῷ παρόντι δαίμονι S. El. 1306, cf. E. Ph. 1708, Th. 4.108, etc.; ὑ. τῷ χρηστηρίῳ submit to its ruling, Hdt. 8.41, cf. Pl. Lg. 914a; ἔργοις ἀνοσίοις ὑ. S. OC 283; [νόμῳ, λόγῳ], Lys. 2.19; ὑ. τοῖς τρόποις humour his ways, Ar. Ra. 1432; τῷδʼ ὑ. λόγῳ second, support it, E. Med. 588; ὢν ἄνθρωπος ἀνθρώπου τύχαις ὑπηρετήσω Alex. 150.

3 serve

ὑ. τινὶ εἴς or πρός τι, Hdt. 1.109, X. Eq. 8.7, etc.; also ὑ. τινί τι serve one in a thing, οἷς σὺ ταῦθʼ ὑπηρετεῖς S. Ph. 1024, cf. Ar. Pl. 979, Pl. Smp. 196c, X. Cyr. 5.1.20, D. 18.138, 59.35.

b

in financial sense, τὸν δὲ ταμίαν εἰς τὸ ἀνάλωμα ὑπηρετῆσαι Supp.Epigr. 1.351.30 (Samos, iv B. C.), cf. 363.43 (ibid., iii B. C.), Inscr.Prien. 3 (iv B. C.), 18 (iii B. C.), al.

c serve as ὑπηρέτης

at Athens, serve as ὑπηρέτης of the Council, D. 19.70.

d to be a ὑπηρέτης or servitor

in the Mithraic cult, to be a ὑπηρέτης or servitor, Rev.Hist.Rel. 109.63 (Rome).

e render military service

render military service, BGU 180.14, 613.23 (both ii A. D.).

4 serve, be subordinate, help in, to be done as service, that, service should be rendered, retinue

abs., serve, be subordinate, opp. προστάττω, Arist. Top. 129a13; ἡ ὑπηρετοῦσα ἐπιστήμη Id. Metaph. 982b5: c. neut. pl. of Adj., etc., τὰ λοίφʼ ὑ. help in what remains to be done, S. Ph. 15; ὑ. τὰ περὶ τὸν πόλεμον Pl. R. 467a; and with cogn. acc., ὑ. τὰς διακονικὰς πράξεις Arist. Pol. 1277a36:—Pass., to be done as service, τὰ ἀπʼ ἡμέων ἐς ὑμέας ὑπηρετέεται Hdt. 4.139; χρὴ σὴ τό γε ἐμὸν ὑπηρετέεσθαι that my service should be rendered, Id. 1.108; ἢν τὰ παρʼ ὑμῶν ὑπηρετῆται Isoc. 3.63; τὸ πρᾶγμα τὸ

In the wild

ὑπηρέτης · hypēretēs Aristophanes, Birds (DIORISIS sentence 873)
ὑπηρετεῖν · hypēretein Aristophanes, Frogs 1431–1432
ὑπηρέτουν · hypēretoun Aristophanes, Plutus (DIORISIS sentence 788)
ὑπηρετεῖς · hypēreteis Aristophanes, Wasps (DIORISIS sentence 381)
ὑπηρετεῖν · hypēretein Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics 7
ὑπηρετεῖν · hypēretein Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics 7

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