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Lexicon :: Strong's G1247 - diakoneō

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διακονέω
Transliteration
diakoneō (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-ak-on-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TDNT Reference: 2:81,152

Strong’s Definitions

διακονέω diakonéō, dee-ak-on-eh'-o; from G1249; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's G1247 in the following manner: minister unto (15x), serve (10x), minister (7x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's G1247 in the following manner: minister unto (15x), serve (10x), minister (7x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. to be a servant, attendant, domestic, to serve, wait upon

    1. to minister to one, render ministering offices to

      1. to be served, ministered unto

    2. to wait at a table and offer food and drink to the guests,

      1. of women preparing food

    3. to minister i.e. supply food and necessities of life

      1. to relieve one's necessities (e.g. by collecting alms), to provide take care of, distribute, the things necessary to sustain life

      2. to take care of the poor and the sick, who administer the office of a deacon

      3. in Christian churches to serve as deacons

    4. to minister

      1. to attend to anything, that may serve another's interests

      2. to minister a thing to one, to serve one or by supplying any thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διακονέω diakonéō, dee-ak-on-eh'-o; from G1249; 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.
STRONGS G1247:
διακονέω, -ῶ; imperfect διηκόνουν (as if the verb were compounded of διά and ἀκονέω, for the rarer and earlier form ἐδιακόνουν, cf. Buttmann, 35 (31); Ph. Bttm. Ausf. Spr. § 86 Anm. 6; Krüger, § 28, 14, 13); [future διακονήσω]; 1 aorist διηκόνησα (for the earlier ἐδιακόνησα); passive, present participle διακονούμενος; 1 aorist infinitive διακονηθῆναι, participle διακονηθείς; (διάκονος, which see); in Greek writings from [Sophocles], Herodotus down; to be a servant, attendant, domestic; to serve, wait upon;
1. universally: [absolutely ὁ διακονῶν, Luke 22:26]; with the dative of person to minister to one; render ministering offices to: John 12:26; Acts 19:22; Philemon 1:13; passive to be served, ministered unto (Winers Grammar, § 39, 1; [Buttmann, 188 (163)]): Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45.
2. Like the Latin ministrare, 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 διακονῶν, Luke 22:27; so also of women preparing food, Luke 10:40; John 12:2; (Menander quoted in Athen. 6 c. 46, p. 245 c.; Anacreon 4, 6; others; passive διακονεῖσθαι ὑπό τινος, Diodorus 5, 28; Philo, vit. contempl. § 9).
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 αὐτοῖς ἐκ (Rec. ἀπὸ) τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐταῖς, Luke 8:3; to relieve one's necessities (e. g. by collecting alms): Romans 15:25; Hebrews 6:10 τραπέζαις, to provide, take care of, distribute, the things necessary to sustain life, Acts 6:2. absolutely, those are said διακονεῖν, i. e. to take care of the poor and the sick, who administer the office of deacon (see διάκονος, 2) in the Christian churches, to serve as deacons: 1 Timothy 3:10, 13; 1 Peter 4:11 [many take this last example in a general rather than an official sense].
4. with the accusative of the thing, to minister, i. e. attend to, anything, that may serve another's interests: χάρις διακονουμένη ὑφ’ ἡμῶν, 2 Corinthians 8:19; [ἁδροτής, ibid. 20]; ὅσα διηκόνησε, how many things I owe to his ministration, 2 Timothy 1:18; ἐπιστολὴ διακονηθεῖσα ὑφ’ ἡμῶν, an epistle written, as it were, by our serving as amanuenses, 2 Corinthians 3:3. with the accusative of the thing and the dative of person, to minister a thing unto one, to serve one with or by supplying anything: 1 Peter 1:12; τὶ εἰς ἑαυτούς, i. e. εἰς ἀλλήλους, to one another, for mutual use, 1 Peter 4:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:11; 8:15; 20:28; 25:44; 27:55
Mark
1:13; 1:31; 10:45; 15:41
Luke
4:39; 8:3; 10:40; 12:37; 17:8; 22:26; 22:27
John
12:2; 12:26
Acts
6:2; 19:22
Romans
15:25
2 Corinthians
3:3; 8:19
1 Timothy
3:10; 3:13
2 Timothy
1:18
Philemon
1:13
Hebrews
6:10
1 Peter
1:12; 4:10; 4:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1247 matches the Greek διακονέω (diakoneō),
which occurs 37 times in 32 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:11 - τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄγγελοι προσῆλθον καὶ διηκόνουν G1247 αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:15 - καὶ ἥψατο τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὴν ὁ πυρετός καὶ ἠγέρθη καὶ διηκόνει G1247 αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:28 - ὥσπερ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι G1247 ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι G1247 καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:44 - τότε ἀποκριθήσονται καὶ αὐτοὶ λέγοντες κύριε πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα ἢ διψῶντα ἢ ξένον ἢ γυμνὸν ἢ ἀσθενῆ ἢ ἐν φυλακῇ καὶ οὐ διηκονήσαμέν G1247 σοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:55 - ἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ γυναῖκες πολλαὶ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν θεωροῦσαι αἵτινες ἠκολούθησαν τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας διακονοῦσαι G1247 αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 - καὶ ἦν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τεσσεράκοντα ἡμέρας πειραζόμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ Σατανᾶ καὶ ἦν μετὰ τῶν θηρίων καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι διηκόνουν G1247 αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:31 - καὶ προσελθὼν ἤγειρεν αὐτὴν κρατήσας τῆς χειρός καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὴν ὁ πυρετός καὶ διηκόνει G1247 αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:45 - καὶ γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι G1247 ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι G1247 καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:41 - αἳ ὅτε ἦν ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ ἠκολούθουν αὐτῷ καὶ διηκόνουν G1247 αὐτῷ καὶ ἄλλαι πολλαὶ αἱ συναναβᾶσαι αὐτῷ εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:39 - καὶ ἐπιστὰς ἐπάνω αὐτῆς ἐπετίμησεν τῷ πυρετῷ καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτήν παραχρῆμα δὲ ἀναστᾶσα διηκόνει G1247 αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:3 - καὶ Ἰωάννα γυνὴ Χουζᾶ ἐπιτρόπου Ἡρῴδου καὶ Σουσάννα καὶ ἕτεραι πολλαί αἵτινες διηκόνουν G1247 αὐτοῖς ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐταῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:40 - ἡ δὲ Μάρθα περιεσπᾶτο περὶ πολλὴν διακονίαν ἐπιστᾶσα δὲ εἶπεν κύριε οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἡ ἀδελφή μου μόνην με κατέλιπεν διακονεῖν G1247 εἰπὲ οὖν αὐτῇ ἵνα μοι συναντιλάβηται

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:37 - μακάριοι οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι οὓς ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος εὑρήσει γρηγοροῦντας ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι περιζώσεται καὶ ἀνακλινεῖ αὐτοὺς καὶ παρελθὼν διακονήσει G1247 αὐτοῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:8 - ἀλλ᾽ οὐχὶ ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ ἑτοίμασον τί δειπνήσω καὶ περιζωσάμενος διακόνει G1247 μοι ἕως φάγω καὶ πίω καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα φάγεσαι καὶ πίεσαι σύ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:26 - ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐχ οὕτως ἀλλ᾽ ὁ μείζων ἐν ὑμῖν γινέσθω ὡς ὁ νεώτερος καὶ ὁ ἡγούμενος ὡς ὁ διακονῶν G1247

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:27 - τίς γὰρ μείζων ὁ ἀνακείμενος ἢ ὁ διακονῶν G1247 οὐχὶ ὁ ἀνακείμενος ἐγὼ δὲ ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν εἰμι ὡς ὁ διακονῶν G1247

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:2 - ἐποίησαν οὖν αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ καὶ ἡ Μάρθα διηκόνει G1247 ὁ δὲ Λάζαρος εἷς ἦν ἐκ τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:26 - ἐὰν ἐμοί τις διακονῇ G1247 ἐμοὶ ἀκολουθείτω καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ἐκεῖ καὶ ὁ διάκονος ὁ ἐμὸς ἔσται ἐάν τις ἐμοὶ διακονῇ G1247 τιμήσει αὐτὸν ὁ πατήρ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:2 - προσκαλεσάμενοι δὲ οἱ δώδεκα τὸ πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν εἶπαν οὐκ ἀρεστόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς καταλείψαντας τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ διακονεῖν G1247 τραπέζαις

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:22 - ἀποστείλας δὲ εἰς τὴν Μακεδονίαν δύο τῶν διακονούντων G1247 αὐτῷ Τιμόθεον καὶ Ἔραστον αὐτὸς ἐπέσχεν χρόνον εἰς τὴν Ἀσίαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:25 - νυνὶ δὲ πορεύομαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ διακονῶν G1247 τοῖς ἁγίοις

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:3 - φανερούμενοι ὅτι ἐστὲ ἐπιστολὴ Χριστοῦ διακονηθεῖσα G1247 ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν ἐγγεγραμμένη οὐ μέλανι ἀλλὰ πνεύματι θεοῦ ζῶντος οὐκ ἐν πλαξὶν λιθίναις ἀλλ᾽ ἐν πλαξὶν καρδίαις σαρκίναις

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:19 - οὐ μόνον δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ χειροτονηθεὶς ὑπὸ τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν συνέκδημος ἡμῶν σὺν τῇ χάριτι ταύτῃ τῇ διακονουμένῃ G1247 ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν πρὸς τὴν αὐτοῦ τοῦ κυρίου δόξαν καὶ προθυμίαν ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:20 - στελλόμενοι τοῦτο μή τις ἡμᾶς μωμήσηται ἐν τῇ ἁδρότητι ταύτῃ τῇ διακονουμένῃ G1247 ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:10 - καὶ οὗτοι δὲ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν πρῶτον εἶτα διακονείτωσαν G1247 ἀνέγκλητοι ὄντες

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:13 - οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες G1247 βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:18 - δῴη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος εὑρεῖν ἔλεος παρὰ κυρίου ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ὅσα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ διηκόνησεν G1247 βέλτιον σὺ γινώσκεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:13 - ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ μοι διακονῇ G1247 ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:10 - οὐ γὰρ ἄδικος ὁ θεὸς ἐπιλαθέσθαι τοῦ ἔργου ὑμῶν καὶ τῆς ἀγάπης ἧς ἐνεδείξασθε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ διακονήσαντες G1247 τοῖς ἁγίοις καὶ διακονοῦντες G1247

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:12 - οἷς ἀπεκαλύφθη ὅτι οὐχ ἑαυτοῖς ὑμῖν δὲ διηκόνουν G1247 αὐτά ἃ νῦν ἀνηγγέλη ὑμῖν διὰ τῶν εὐαγγελισαμένων ὑμᾶς ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ ἀποσταλέντι ἀπ᾽ οὐρανοῦ εἰς ἃ ἐπιθυμοῦσιν ἄγγελοι παρακύψαι

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:10 - ἕκαστος καθὼς ἔλαβεν χάρισμα εἰς ἑαυτοὺς αὐτὸ διακονοῦντες G1247 ὡς καλοὶ οἰκονόμοι ποικίλης χάριτος θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:11 - εἴ τις λαλεῖ ὡς λόγια θεοῦ εἴ τις διακονεῖ G1247 ὡς ἐξ ἰσχύος ἧς χορηγεῖ ὁ θεός ἵνα ἐν πᾶσιν δοξάζηται ὁ θεὸς διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ᾧ ἐστιν ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων ἀμήν
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