Strong's Concordance diakoneó: to serve, minister Original Word: διακονέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diakoneó Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ak-on-eh'-o) Short Definition: I wait at table, serve Definition: I wait at table (particularly of a slave who waits on guests); I serve (generally). HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1247 diakonéō (from 1249 /diákonos) – actively serve – literally, "kicking up dust" because "on the move." See 1249 (diakonos). 1247 /diakonéō ("to serve") means caring for the needs of others as the Lord guides in an active, practical way. [See the close connection of faith (4102 /pístis) and 1247 (diakonéō) in: Ac 6:2-7; 1 Tim 3:9,10; Heb 6:10-12.] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1247: διακονέωδιακονέω, διακόνῳ; imperfect διηκόνουν (as if the verb were compounded of διά and ἀκονέω, for the rarer and earlier form ἐδιακονουν, cf. Buttmann, 35 (31); Ph. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. § 86 Anm. 6; Krüger, § 28, 14, 13); (future διακονήσω); 1 aorist διηκόνησα (for the earlier ἐδιακόνησα); passive, present participle διακονουμενος; 1 aorist infinitive διακονηθῆ 1. universally: (absolutely ὁ διακονῶ 2. Like the Latinministrare, to wait at table and offer food and drink to the guests, (cf. Winer's Grammar, 593 (552)): with the dative of person, Matthew 4:11; Matthew 8:15; Mark 1:13, 31; Luke 4:39; Luke 12:37; Luke 17:8; absolutely ὁ διακονῶ 3. to minister, i. e. supply food and the necessaries of life: with the dative of person, Matthew 25:44; Matthew 27:55; Mark 15:41; διηκόνουν 4. with the accusative of the thing, to minister, i. e. attend to, anything, that may serve another's interests: χάρις διακονουμένῃ ὑ From diakonos; to be an attendant, i.e. Wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a Christian deacon -- (ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the office of a deacon. see GREEK diakonos Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 124737 Occurrences διακονῇ — 3 Occ. διακονῆ διακονήσαντες — 2 Occ. διακονήσει — 1 Occ. διακονηθῆ διακονηθεῖ διακόνει — 2 Occ. διακονεῖ διακονείτωσαν — 1 Occ. διακονῶ διακονουμένῃ — 2 Occ. διακονοῦντες — 2 Occ. διακονούντων — 1 Occ. διακονοῦ διηκονήσαμέν — 1 Occ. διηκόνησεν — 1 Occ. διηκόνει — 4 Occ. διηκόνουν — 5 Occ. Matthew 4:11 V-IIA-3P GRK: NAS: came and [began] to minister to Him. KJV: came and ministered unto him. INT: came and ministered to him Matthew 8:15 V-IIA-3S Matthew 20:28 V-ANP Matthew 20:28 V-ANA Matthew 25:44 V-AIA-1P Matthew 27:55 V-PPA-NFP Mark 1:13 V-IIA-3P Mark 1:31 V-IIA-3S Mark 10:45 V-ANP Mark 10:45 V-ANA Mark 15:41 V-IIA-3P Luke 4:39 V-IIA-3S Luke 8:3 V-IIA-3P Luke 10:40 V-PNA Luke 12:37 V-FIA-3S Luke 17:8 V-PMA-2S Luke 22:26 V-PPA-NMS Luke 22:27 V-PPA-NMS Luke 22:27 V-PPA-NMS John 12:2 V-IIA-3S John 12:26 V-PSA-3S John 12:26 V-PSA-3S Acts 6:2 V-PNA Acts 19:22 V-PPA-GMP Romans 15:25 V-PPA-NMS |
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