Diakoneo

dee-ak-on-eh'-o
Parts of Speech Verb

Diakoneo Definition

  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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
diakonevw
Origin
from (1249)
Strong's Number
1247
TDNT Entry
2:81,152

KJV Word Usage

minister unto
15
serve
10
minister
7
miscellaneous
5
Total
37

KJV Verse Count

5
4
7
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
Total
32
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Diakoneo". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .