διακονέω diakoneō · G1247

to serve

διακονέω, ῶ; (δίακονος); 1. generally, to minister, serre, wait upon, especially at table, to do one a service, cure for one's needs: absol., Mat.20:28, Mrk.10:45, Luk.10:40 22:26, 27, Jhn.12:2, 1Pe.4:11; ὅσα διηκόνησεν, 2Ti.1:18; with dative of person(s), Mat.4:11 8:15 25:44 27:55, Mrk.1:13, 31 15:41, Luk.4:39 8:3 12:37 17:8, Jhn.12:26, Act.6:2 19:22, Rom.15:25, Phm 13, Heb.6:10. ; 2. to serve as deacon: 1Ti.3:10, 3:13. ; 3. C. accusative of thing(s), to minister, supply, supply by ministration: 1Pe.1:12 4:10; pass., 2Co.3:3 8:19, 20.†; SYN.: λειτουργέω, which see (Cremer, 179). (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

διᾱκον-έω, ; Ionic dialect διηκ-, imperfect ἐδιακόνουν []: future -ήσω[]: aorist διηκόνησα []; infinitive -ῆσαι[]: perfect δεδιακόνηκα []:—middle, imperfect διηκονούμην []: future -ήσομαι[]: aorist διηκονησάμην []:—passive, future δεδιακονήσομαι []: aorist ἐδιακονήθην []perfect δεδιακόνημαι, see below 11: (διάκονος):—minister, do service, absolutely, []: with dative person, serve []; δ. ὑποθήκαις τινός []; δ. παρὰ τῷ δεσπότῃ []; δ. πρὸς ὠνήν τε καὶ πρᾶσιν []:—middle, minister to one's own …

Where it's used 37 times

Matthew 4:11 · Matthew 8:15 · Matthew 20:28 · Matthew 25:44 · Matthew 27:55 · Mark 1:13 · Mark 1:31 · Mark 10:45 · Mark 15:41 · Luke 4:39 · Luke 8:3 · Luke 10:40 · Luke 12:37 · Luke 17:8 · Luke 22:26 · Luke 22:27 · John 12:2 · John 12:26 · Acts 6:2 · Acts 19:22 · Romans 15:25 · 2 Corinthians 3:3 · 2 Corinthians 8:19 · 2 Corinthians 8:20 · 1 Timothy 3:10 · 1 Timothy 3:13 · 2 Timothy 1:18 · Philemon 1:13 · Hebrews 6:10 · 1 Peter 1:12 · 1 Peter 4:10 · 1 Peter 4:11 … and 5 more

Source: TBESG G1247; TFLSJ G1247

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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