Strong's Concordance diakonia: service, ministry Original Word: διακονία, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: diakonia Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ak-on-ee'-ah) Definition: service, ministry Usage: waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1248 diakonía – ministry; active service, done with a willing (voluntary) attitude. See 1249 (diakonos). For the believer, 1248 /diakonía ("ministry") specifically refers to Spirit-empowered service guided by faith (4102 /pístis, "the Lord's inbirthed persuasion"). [Observe the close connection of faith (4102 /pístis) and 1248 (diakonía) in Ac 6:1-7,21:19,20; Ro 12:3,7; 1 Cor 16:13,15; Eph 4:12,13; 1 Tim 1:12,14; 2 Tim 4:5,7.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom diakonos Definition service, ministry NASB Translation ministries (1), ministry (19), mission (1), preparations (1), relief (1), serve (1), service (7), serving (2), support (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1248: διακονίαδιακονία, διακονίας, ἡ (διάκονος) (from Thucydides, Plato down), service, ministering, especially of those who execute the commands of others; 1. universally: 2 Timothy 4:11; Hebrews 1:14. 2. of those who by the command of God proclaim and promote religion among men; a. of the office of Moses: ἡ διακονία b. of the office of the apostles and its administration: Acts 1:17, 25; Acts 20:24; Acts 21:19; Romans 11:13; 2 Corinthians 4:1; 2 Corinthians 6:3; 1 Timothy 1:12; c. of the ministration or service of all who, endowed by God with powers of mind and heart peculiarly adapted to this end, endeavor zealously and laboriously to promote the cause of Christ among men, as apostles, prophets, evangelists, elders, etc.: 1 Corinthians 12:5; Ephesians 4:12; 2 Timothy 4:5. What ministry is referred to in Colossians 4:17 is not clear. 3. the ministration of those who render to others the offices of Christian affection: 1 Corinthians 16:15; Revelation 2:19, especially of those who succor need by either collecting or bestowing benefactions (Acts 12:25); the care of the poor, the supplying or distributing of charities (Luther uses Handreichung): Acts 6:1; 2 Corinthians 9:13; ἡ διακονία ἡ 4. the office of deacon in the primitive church (see διάκονος, 2): Romans 12:7. 5. the service of those who prepare and present food: Luke 10:40 (as in Xenophon, oec. 7, 41). From diakonos; attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate) -- (ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try), office, relief, service(-ing). see GREEK diakonos Englishman's Concordance Luke 10:40 N-AFSGRK: NAS: with all her preparations; and she came KJV: about much serving, and came to him, INT: about much service having come up moreover Acts 1:17 N-GFS Acts 1:25 N-GFS Acts 6:1 N-DFS Acts 6:4 N-DFS Acts 11:29 N-AFS Acts 12:25 N-AFS Acts 20:24 N-AFS Acts 21:19 N-GFS Romans 11:13 N-AFS Romans 12:7 N-AFS Romans 12:7 N-DFS Romans 15:31 N-NFS 1 Corinthians 12:5 N-GFP 1 Corinthians 16:15 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 3:7 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 3:8 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 3:9 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 3:9 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 4:1 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 5:18 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 6:3 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 8:4 N-GFS 2 Corinthians 9:1 N-GFS 2 Corinthians 9:12 N-NFS Strong's Greek 1248 |