2001 Translation

DIAKONIAN, diakonian

Sounds Like: dee-ah-koh-NEE-ahn

Translations: service, a service, ministry, a ministry, relief, administration

From the root: ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to service, ministry, or administration, often in a religious or charitable context. It can describe the act of serving, the office of a minister, or the provision of aid or relief. It is used to denote practical assistance or the carrying out of duties.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G1248 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 1 Maccabees — 11:58
• Luke — 10:40
• Acts of the Apostles — 11:29, 12:25, 20:24
• Romans — 11:13
• 1 Corinthians — 16:15
• 2 Corinthians — 4:1, 5:18
• Colossians — 4:17
• 1 Timothy — 1:12
• 2 Timothy — 4:5
• Hebrews — 1:14
• Revelation — 2:19
• Shepherd of Hermas — 27:6

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 1:1
• Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 6:1

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 2 — 5:65
• Book 8 — 4:101, 6:169
• Book 10 — 4:57
• Book 11 — 5:163
• Book 12 — 6:188

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 1 Maccabees — 11:58

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 2 — 1:6
• Mandate 12 — 3:3

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 2 — 1:7
• Parable 9 — 26:2

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Luke — 10:40
• Acts — 11:29, 12:25, 20:24
• Romans — 11:13, 12:7
• 1 Corinthians — 16:15
• 2 Corinthians — 4:1, 5:18, 11:8
• Colossians — 4:17
• 1 Timothy — 1:12
• 2 Timothy — 4:5, 4:11
• Hebrews — 1:14
• Revelation — 2:19

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙΑ.

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.

• ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙ — ministry, service, a ministry, a service, administration, relief, support, (of) ministry, (of) service, (of) administration, (of) relief, (of) support
• ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙΑ — service, a service, ministry, a ministry, administration, an administration, relief, ministration
• ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙΑΙ — services, ministries, ministrations, reliefs, offices
• ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙΑΙΣ — ministries, services, administrations, distributions, helps
• ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙΑΣ — of service, of ministry, of ministration, of relief, of administration
• ΔΙΑΚΟΝΙΩΝ — of service, of ministry, of administration, of relief, of distribution

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