Greek word · G2110

εὐεργέτης

euergetēs

benefactor

Appears once in the Greek New Testament.

What it means

εὐεργέτης, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX: Esther 8:13, Wisdom of Solomon 19:14, 2Ma.4:2, 3Ma.3:19 3Mac 6:24 * ;]

a benefactor: Luke 22:25 (for contemp. usage, see Deiss., LAE, 248).†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 22:25 εὐεργέται benefactors

    So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.

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