Strong's Concordance diakonia: service, ministry Original Word: διακονία, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: diakonia Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ak-on-ee'-ah) Short Definition: waiting at table, service, ministration Definition: waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1248 diakonía – ministry; active service, done with a willing (voluntary) attitude. See 1249 (diakonos). For the believer, 1248 /diakonía ("ministry") specifically refers to Spirit-empowered service guided by faith (4102 /pístis, "the Lord's inbirthed persuasion"). [Observe the close connection of faith (4102 /pístis) and 1248 (diakonía) in Ac 6:1-7,21:19,20; Ro 12:3,7; 1 Cor 16:13,15; Eph 4:12,13; 1 Tim 1:12,14; 2 Tim 4:5,7.] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1248: διακονίαδιακονία, διακονίας, ἡ (διάκονος) (from Thucydides, Plato down), service, ministering, especially of those who execute the commands of others; 1. universally: 2 Timothy 4:11; Hebrews 1:14. 2. of those who by the command of God proclaim and promote religion among men; a. of the office of Moses: ἡ διακονία τοῦ θανάτου, concisely for the ministration by which the law is promulgated that threatens and brings death, 2 Corinthians 3:7; τῆς κατακρίσεως, the ministration by which condemnation is announced, ibid. 9. b. of the office of the apostles and its administration: Acts 1:17, 25; Acts 20:24; Acts 21:19; Romans 11:13; 2 Corinthians 4:1; 2 Corinthians 6:3; 1 Timothy 1:12; τοῦ λόγου, Acts 6:4; τοῦ πνεύματος, the ministry whose office it is to cause men to obtain and be governed by the Holy Spirit, 2 Corinthians 3:8; τῆς δικαιοσύνης, by which men are taught how they may become righteous with God, ibid. 9; τῆς καταλλαγῆς, the ministry whose work it is to induce men to embrace the offered reconciliation with God, 2 Corinthians 5:18; πρός τήν ὑμῶν διακονίαν, that by preaching the gospel I might minister unto you, 2 Corinthians 11:8. c. of the ministration or service of all who, endowed by God with powers of mind and heart peculiarly adapted to this end, endeavor zealously and laboriously to promote the cause of Christ among men, as apostles, prophets, evangelists, elders, etc.: 1 Corinthians 12:5; Ephesians 4:12; 2 Timothy 4:5. What ministry is referred to in Colossians 4:17 is not clear. 3. the ministration of those who render to others the offices of Christian affection: 1 Corinthians 16:15; Revelation 2:19, especially of those who succor need by either collecting or bestowing benefactions (Acts 12:25); the care of the poor, the supplying or distributing of charities (Luther uses Handreichung): Acts 6:1; 2 Corinthians 9:13; ἡ διακονία ἡ εἰς τούς ἁγίους, 2 Corinthians 8:4; 2 Corinthians 9:1; ἡ διακονία τῆς λειτουργίας, the ministration rendered through this λειτουργία, 2 Corinthians 9:12; πέμπειν εἰς διακονίαν τίνι, to send a thing to one for the relief of his want (A. V. to send relief unto), Acts 11:29 (κομίζειν χρήματα πολλά εἰς διακονίαν τῶν χηρῶν, Acta Thomae § 56, p. 233, Tdf. edition); ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ. my ministration in bringing the money collected by me, a ministration intended for Jerusalem (Fritzsche), Romans 15:31 (here L Tr marginal reading read ἡ δωροφορία ... ἐν, etc.). 4. the office of deacon in the primitive church (see διάκονος, 2): Romans 12:7. 5. the service of those who prepare and present food: Luke 10:40 (as in Xenophon, oec. 7, 41). From diakonos; attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate) -- (ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try), office, relief, service(-ing). see GREEK diakonos Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 124834 Occurrences διακονίᾳ — 10 Occ. διακονίαν — 16 Occ. διακονίας — 7 Occ. διακονιῶν — 1 Occ. Luke 10:40 N-AFS GRK: περὶ πολλὴν διακονίαν ἐπιστᾶσα δὲ NAS: with all her preparations; and she came KJV: about much serving, and came to him, INT: about much service having come up moreover Acts 1:17 N-GFS Acts 1:25 N-GFS Acts 6:1 N-DFS Acts 6:4 N-DFS Acts 11:29 N-AFS Acts 12:25 N-AFS Acts 20:24 N-AFS Acts 21:19 N-GFS Romans 11:13 N-AFS Romans 12:7 N-AFS Romans 12:7 N-DFS Romans 15:31 N-NFS 1 Corinthians 12:5 N-GFP 1 Corinthians 16:15 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 3:7 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 3:8 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 3:9 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 3:9 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 4:1 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 5:18 N-AFS 2 Corinthians 6:3 N-NFS 2 Corinthians 8:4 N-GFS 2 Corinthians 9:1 N-GFS 2 Corinthians 9:12 N-NFS |
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