θεράπων, θεράποντός, ὁ (perhaps from a root to hold, have about one; cf. English retainer; Vanicek, p. 396; from Homer down), the Sept. for ςΖαΖγ, an attendant, servant: of God, spoken of Moses discharging the duties committed to him by God, Heb_3:5 as in Num_12:7; Jos_1:2; Jos_8:31; Jos_8:33 (Jos_9:4; Jos_9:6); Wis_10:16. (Synonym: see διάκονος.)

θεράπων therapōn 1x an attendant, a servant; a minister, Heb_3:5

θεράπων , -οντος , ὁ , [in LXX chiefly for H5650 ;] an attendant, servant: Heb_3:5 ( LXX ) SYN.: see διάκονος G1249 .

θεράπων [page 289] For this word, which in the NT is confined to the OT quot. in Heb_3:5 , cf. BGU I. 361 iii. 18 (A.D. 184) ἐὰν μεταπέμψῃ Κρονοῦν θεράπ [οντα ] αὐτοῦ , μαρτυρήσει κτλ . In connexion with its LXX usage, Thackeray ( Gr. i. p. 7 f.) has pointed out the interesting fact that it is gradually superseded in the later books by the less intimate and confidential terms οἰκέτης , παῖς , and δοῦλος , in keeping with the growing tendency to emphasize the distance between God and man. The fem. θεράπαινα (cf. Rutherford NP , p. 22) occurs in P Giss I. 34 .6 (A.D. 265 6) τὴν τούτ̣ο̣υ θε [ρ ]άπαιναν , P Oxy XII. 1468 .13 ( c. A.D. 258) θεράπαινα Θαῆσις .

θεράπων "a waiting-man, attendant", Od. , etc.; differing from δοῦλος, as implying "free service;" and in Hom. "a companion in arms", though inferior in rank; as Patroclus is "the companion or esquire" of Achilles; Meriones of Idomeneus, Il. ; so "the charioteer" is ἡνίοχος θεράπων; kings were Διὸς θεράποντες; warriors θεράποντες Ἄρηος, etc.:—c. dat., οἶκος ξένοισι θεράπων "devoted to the service of" its guests, Pind. later, simply, "a servant", Hdt. :—in Chios, θεράποντες was the name for their slaves, Thuc.

θεράπων, -οντος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for עֶבֶד ;] an attendant, servant: Heb.3:5 (LXX) SYN.: see: διάκονος (AS)