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Name of God’s Son

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΣΑΙ, διακονουσαι

DIAKONOUSAI, diakonousai

Sounds Like: dee-ah-koh-NOO-sai

Translations: serving, ministering, attending to, providing for, those serving, those ministering

From the root: ΔΙΑΚΟΝΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word is a present active participle, feminine plural, meaning 'serving' or 'ministering'. It describes an ongoing action of service or attendance. It is often used to describe someone who is actively providing help, care, or support to another person or group, or managing affairs. In the provided context, it refers to women who were serving Jesus.

Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Feminine, Plural

Strong’s number: G1247 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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