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 — (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' 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' 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)
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Related Words
G1249 | διάκονος | minister, servant, deacon