Bible Dictionary
Servitor
Servitor is an older English rendering of a Hebrew word meaning servant or minister. In 2 Kings 4:43 it probably refers to Gehazi, Elisha’s personal attendant.
Definition
Servitor is an older English rendering of a Hebrew word otherwise translated “minister” or “servant.” It denotes a person serving or attending another. The term occurs only in the Authorized Version of 2 Kings 4:43, where the Revised Version uses “servant.”
Biblical Usage
In 2 Kings 4:43, “servitor” refers probably to Gehazi, the personal attendant of Elisha, who is mentioned in the setting of the distribution of food.
Historical Background
The underlying Hebrew word is also rendered “minister” and “servant” in passages describing service to Moses. “Servitor” is therefore an older translation form rather than a separate biblical office.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Occurs only in 2 Kings 4:43, Authorized Version (R.V., “servant”). The Hebrew word there rendered “servitor” is elsewhere rendered “minister,” “servant” (Ex. 24:13; 33:11). Probably Gehazi, the personal attendant on Elisha, is here meant.