διακονέω
diakonéō
to be an attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a Christian deacon
Lexicon
Derivation: from G1249 (διάκονος);
to be an attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a Christian deacon
- to be an attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher)
- technically, to act as a Christian deacon
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the office of a deacon
Usage
37 occurrences · 0 OT · 37 NT · 25 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- ministered7 · 18%
- to minister3 · 8%
- and serve3 · 8%
- to be ministered unto2 · 5%
- minister2 · 5%
- he that serveth2 · 5%
- serve2 · 5%
- is administered2 · 5%
- did1 · 3%
- ministering1 · 3%
- she ministered1 · 3%
- to serve1 · 3%
- he that doth serve1 · 3%
- served1 · 3%
- of them that ministered1 · 3%
- let them use the office of a deacon1 · 3%
- they that have used the office of a deacon1 · 3%
- he ministered unto me1 · 3%
- he might have ministered1 · 3%
- in that ye have ministered1 · 3%
- do minister1 · 3%
- they did minister1 · 3%
- even so minister1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.