Lexicon
εὐεργέτης
euergetēs
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G:N-M Greek

benefactor

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euergetes denotes those publicly called benefactors while exercising authority over others.

The attested use names people who are called benefactors in a setting where kings exercise authority over the Gentiles.

Senses in use

  1. Those called benefactors in authority · dominant

    In Luke 22:25, the nominative plural form εὐεργέται identifies those who have authority over others and are called benefactors; the APB renders the clause, “those who have authority over them are called benefactors.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 22:25, the APB presents the term as “benefactors” in the clause about those exercising authority. The verse is read as a whole, but the clause plainly associates the designation with those in authority.

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