G1247

διακονέω

diakoneō

Appears in 17 Bible verses

Strong's Definition

to be an attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host,friend, or (figuratively) teacher) technically, to act as a Christiandeacon &#8212 (ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the office of a deacon.

Detailed Meaning

to be a servant, attendant, domestic, to serve, wait upon, to minister to one, render ministering offices to, to be served, ministered unto, to wait at a table and offer food and drink to the guests,, of women preparing food, to minister i.e. supply food and necessities of life, to relieve one&#39 s necessities (e.g. by collecting alms), to provide take care of, distribute, the things necessary to sustain life, to take care of the poor and the sick, who administer the office of a deacon, in Christian churches to serve as deacons, to minister, to attend to anything, that may serve another&#39 s interests, to minister a thing to one, to serve one or by supplying any thing

Part of Speech

verb

KJV Translation Counts

serve(10x) minister(7x) ()

Related Words

G1249 | διάκονος | minister, servant, deacon