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ὑπηρέτης

hyperetes

rower

Appears 19 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ὑπηρέτης, ου, ὁ, (ἐρέτης) Dor. ὑπηρέτας IG 42(1).122.40,112 (Epid., iv B. C.), SIG 1000.31 (Cos, i B. C.):—A. rower, τοὶ ὑ. τᾶν μακρᾶν ναῶν SIG l. c. (dub. sens.). II. underling, servant, attendant, Hdt. 3.63, 5.111; δοῦλοι καὶ πάντες ὑ. Pl. Plt. 289c; ὑ. [τῆς πόλεως], opp. ἄρχων, Id. R. 552b; ἡ πόλις εἰς ὑπηρέτου σχῆμα . . προελήλυθεν D. 23.210; τῶν ἰατρῶν, τῶν δικαστῶν ὑ., Pl. Lg. 720a, 873b; used in Trag. and Att. to express all kinds of subordinate relations, as Hermes is ὑ. θεῶν, A. Pr. 954, cf. 983; the Delphians are Φοίβου ὑπηρέται, S. OT 712; Neoptolemus is ὑ. to Odysseus, Id. Ph. 53; the αὐλός is ὑ. to the Chorus, Pratin.Lyr.1.7: sts. c. dat., τῷ θεῷ ὑ. Pl. Lg. 773e; τοῖς νόμοις ib.715c, Arist. Pol. 1287a21; also οἱ περὶ τυράννους καὶ πόλεις ὑ. E. Tr. 426; opp. οἰκέτης, X. Mem. 2.10.3: c. gen. objecti, ὑ. παντὸς ἔργου a helper in every work, Id. An. 1.9.18. 2. at Athens, a. the servant who attended each man-at-arms (ὁπλίτης) to carry his baggage, rations, and shield, Th. 3.17; sts. light-armed as slingers or bowmen, Ar. Av. 1186. b. ὁ τῶν ἕνδεκα ὑ. the assistant of the Eleven, employed in executions of state-criminals, Pl. Phd. 116b, cf. X. HG 2.3.54, 2.4.8. c. a petty officer of the Council, IG 12.879 (pl.), Hesperia 3.63 (iv B. C.). 3. pl., staff-officers in immediate attendance on the general, aides-de-camp, adjutants, X. Cyr. 2.4.4, 6.2.13, etc.: sg., D. 50.31; also, officer attached to τάξις, σύνταγμα, or ἑκατονταρχία, Ascl. Tact. 2.9, 6.3, Ael. Tact. 9.4, 16.2, Arr. Tact. 10.4,14.4. 4. servitor in the cult of Mithras, Rev.Hist.Rel. 109.64 (Rome).
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