What Does “Servant” Mean in the Bible?
One who serves. In the Bible, to call oneself “servant of God” means to be at his service gladly.
A detail
- “Your servant is listening”: that is what the boy Samuel said to God: “Here I am, tell me.”
Where it appears in the Bible
1 Samuel 3:10; Luke 1:38; Luke 2:29
What the Bible says
1 Samuel 3:10
And the Lord came and stood: and he called, as he had called the other times: Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.
Luke 1:38
And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Luke 2:29
Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word in peace;
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “siervo”; Luke 2:29