Service
διακονίαStrong’s G1248diakonia
Appears in 32 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diakonia is the Greek word usually translated “ministry”, “service” and “distribution”. It appears in 32 verses of the New Testament.
“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;”
Meaning
Usually translated “ministry”, “service” and “distribution”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ministry 18
- service 12
- distribution 1
- mission 1
- of services 1
- of ministry 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 11
- Acts 8
- Romans 3
- 1 Corinthians 2
- 2 Timothy 2
- Luke 1
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 10:40But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
- Acts 1:17For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
- Acts 1:25That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
- Acts 6:1And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
- Acts 6:4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
- Acts 11:29Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
Greek dictionary
διακονία diakonia · service
διακονία, -ας, ἡ (διάκονος), [in LXX for נַעַר, שָׁרַת pi.: Est.6:3, Est.6:5 A; 1Ma.11:58 * ;] the office and work of a διάκονος, service, ministry; (a) of domestic duties (Field, Notes, 63): Luk.10:40 …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “service” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SERV'ICE, noun
[From Latin servitium.]
- In a general sense, labor of body or of body and mind, performed at the command of a superior, or the pursuance of duty, or for the benefit of another. service is voluntary or involuntary.
- The business of a servant; menial office.
- Attendance of a servant.
- Place of a servant; actual employment of a servant; as, to be out of service.
All definitions
- Any thing done by way of duty to a superior.
- Attendance on a superior.
- Profession of respect uttered or sent.
- Actual duty; that which is required to be done in an office; as, to perform the services of a clerk, a sherif or judge.
- That which God requires of man; worship; obedience.
- Employment; business; office; as, to qualify a man for public service.
- Use; purpose.
- Military duty by land or sea; as a military or naval service.
- A military achievment.
- Useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes interest or happiness.
- Favor.
- The duty which a tenant owes to his lord for his fee.
- Public worship or office of devotion.
- A musical church composition consisting of choruses, trios, duets, solos, etc.
- The official duties of a minister of the gospel, as in church, at a funeral, marriage, etc.
- Courses; order of dishes at table.
- In seamen's language, the material used for serving a rope, as spun yarn, small lines, etc.
- A tree and its fruit, of the genus Sorbus.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.