ΔΙΑΚΟΝΕΙΝ, διακονειν
DIAKONEIN, diakonein
Sounds Like: dee-ah-koh-NEH-een
Translations: to serve, to minister, to wait on, to attend to, to provide for
From the root: ΔΙΑΚΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to serve, minister, or attend to someone or something. It implies a practical service, often in a subordinate role, such as waiting on tables, providing for needs, or acting as an assistant. It can be used in both a literal sense of physical service and a more general sense of ministry or helpful action.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1247 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 79:2
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 8 — 4:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΚΟΝΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΕΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΜΕΝΟΥ — of having been served, of having been ministered to, of having been attended to
- ΔΕΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will have been served, will have been ministered, will have been waited on
- ΔΕΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΘΑΙ — to have been served, to have ministered, to have waited on, to have attended
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΕΙ — to serve, to minister, to wait on, to attend, to provide, to care for
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to be served, to be ministered to, to be waited on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΕΙΤΩΣΑΝ — let them serve, let them minister, let them wait on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΕΩ — to serve, to minister, to wait on, to attend to, to distribute, to provide
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗ — serve, minister, wait on, attend, provide, distribute
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΘΕΙΣΑ — having been served, having been ministered, having been attended, having been waited on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΘΗΝΑΙ — to be served, to be ministered to
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΘΙΣΑ — having been served, having been ministered to, having been waited on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΑΙ — to serve, to minister, to wait on, to attend to
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΑΝΤΑΣ — having served, having ministered, having waited on, having attended to
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having served, having ministered, having waited on, having attended to
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΑΝΤΩΝ — having served, having ministered, having waited on, having attended, having provided, having distributed
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to serve, to minister, to wait on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΕ — he served, she served, it served, to serve, to minister, to attend, to wait on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΕΙ — he will serve, he will minister, he will attend, he will wait on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΕΙΝ — to serve, to minister, to wait on, to attend, to provide for
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to serve, to minister, to wait on, to attend to
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will serve, will minister, will attend, will wait on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΟΙΤΟ — he might serve, he might minister, he might wait on, he might attend to
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΟΜΕΝΗΝ — about to serve, going to minister, to be served, to be ministered to
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΟΜΕΝΟΝ — about to serve, going to serve, one who is about to serve, one who is going to serve
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΣΩΝ — will serve, going to serve, about to serve, to serve
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙΝ — to serve, to minister, to wait on, to attend to, to distribute, to provide
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙΤΩΣΑΝ — let them serve, they should serve, let them minister, they should minister
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΜΕΘΑ — we serve, we minister, we wait on, we attend to
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΜΕΝΗ — being served, being ministered to, being administered, a being served, a being ministered to, a being administered
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — serving, ministering, attending, waiting on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — serving, ministering, being served, being ministered to
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — being served, being ministered to, being waited on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — serving, ministering, attending, waiting on, providing for
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ — serving, ministering, attending, waiting on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΝΤΩΝ — serving, ministering, attending, providing, distributing, waiting on
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΣΑΙ — serving, ministering, attending to, providing for, those serving, those ministering
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΤΕΣ — serving, ministering, attending, waiting on, providing for
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΩΝ — of those serving, of those ministering, of those waiting on, of those attending
- ΔΙΗΚΟΝΕΙ — served, was serving, ministered, was ministering, waited on, was waiting on
- ΔΙΗΚΟΝΕΙΤΟ — was serving, was ministering, was waiting on, was being served, was being ministered to
- ΔΙΗΚΟΝΗΣΑΜΕΝ — we served, we ministered, we waited on
- ΔΙΗΚΟΝΗΣΑΤΟ — he served, she served, it served, he ministered, she ministered, it ministered, he attended to, she attended to, it attended to
- ΔΙΗΚΟΝΗΣΕ — he served, he ministered, he waited on, he attended to
- ΔΙΗΚΟΝΗΣΕΝ — served, ministered, attended, waited on
- ΔΙΗΚΟΝΙ — she was serving, she served, she ministered
- ΔΙΗΚΟΝΟΥ — they were serving, they were ministering, they were attending, they were waiting on
- ΔΙΗΚΟΝΟΥΝ — were serving, were ministering, were waiting on, served, ministered, waited on
- ΔΙΗΚΟΝΟΥΝΤΟ — they were serving, they were ministering, they were waiting on
- ΔΙΗΚΟΥΣΑΙΣ — to serving, to ministering, to attending, to waiting on
- ΗΔΙΗΚΟΝΗΣΑΜΕΝ — we served, we ministered, we waited on, we attended to
- ΠΡΟΔΕΔΙΑΚΟΝΗΜΕΝΟΙΣ — having been previously served, having been previously ministered to, having been previously attended to
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