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Koine Greek wordlink #121602

SR GNT 2 Cor 3:7 διακονία (diakonia) ‘if but the service of death in letters’ Strongs=12480 Lemma=diakonia
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=60 AD Referred to from Word #121609

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Other uses (5) of identical word form διακονία (N-NFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘διακονία’ (N-NFS) is always and only glossed as ‘service’.

Rom 15:31 ‘Youdaia and the service of me which is in’ SR GNT Rom 15:31 word 13

OET-LV: 31 that I _may _be _rescued from the ones disbelieving in the Youdaia, and the service of _me which is in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) acceptable to _the holy ones may _become, (ROM_15:31)

OET-RV: 31 that I will escape from the schemes of those in Yudea who refuse to believe. Also pray that my ministry in Yerushalem would be acceptable to the believers there (ROM 15:31)

2 Cor 3:8 ‘not more the service of the spirit will_be’ SR GNT 2 Cor 3:8 word 5

OET-LV: 8 how not more the service of _the spirit will _be in glory? (CO2_3:8)

OET-RV: 8 won’t this system via the spirit be even greater? (CO2 3:8)

2 Cor 3:9 ‘more is being_plentiful the service of righteousness in glory’ SR GNT 2 Cor 3:9 word 14

OET-LV: 9 For/Because if in _the the_service was of_ the _condemnation, glory by _much more is _being _plentiful the service of_ the _righteousness in _glory. (CO2_3:9)

OET-RV: 9 If the system that brought condemnation was incredible, how much greater is the system that leads to righteousness, (CO2 3:9)

2 Cor 6:3 ‘not may_be blemished the service’ SR GNT 2 Cor 6:3 word 10

OET-LV: 3 Not _one in nothing giving cause _for _stumbling, in _order _that not may _be _blemished the service. (CO2_6:3)

OET-RV: 3 Don’t give anyone a reason to stumble, so that the ministry won’t be tarnished, (CO2 6:3)

2 Cor 9:12 ‘because the service of ministry this not’ SR GNT 2 Cor 9:12 word 3

OET-LV: 12 Because the service of_ the _ministry this, not only is replenishing the needs of _the holy ones, but also being _plentiful through many thanksgivings to_ the _god, (CO2_9:12)

OET-RV: 12 Serving in this kind of ministry meets the needs of the believers, but also leads to plenty of occasions to give thanks to God. (CO2 9:12)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘diakonia’ have 4 different glosses: ‘the service’, ‘the service was’, ‘of service’, ‘service’.

Greek words (29) other than διακονία (N-NFS) with a gloss related to ‘service’

LUKE 10:40 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘was_being pulled_away about much service having approached and said’ SR GNT Luke 10:40 word 7

OET-LV: 40 But the Martha was _being _pulled _away about much service, and having _approached said: master, not is _it _mattering to _you that the sister of _me left only me to _be _serving? Therefore tell to _her that she _may _help with _me. (LUK_10:40)

OET-RV: 40 But Martha kept getting pulled away to keep the household running, and after a while approached Yeshua and asked, “Master, doesn’t it bother you that my sister has left all the housework to me? Tell her to come and help me.” (LUK 10:40)

LUKE 12:42 θεραπείας (therapeias) N-GFS Lemma=therapeia ‘master over the service of him to_be giving in’ SR GNT Luke 12:42 word 27

OET-LV: 42 And the master said: Who consequently is the faithful prudent manager the, whom the master will _be _appointing over the service of _him, which to _be _giving ration in season? (LUK_12:42)

OET-RV: 42 The master answered, “So what would a faithful and wise slave be like, that the master might make into a manager over all his slaves, the one to give them their rations? (LUK 12:42)

ACTs 1:17 διακονίας (diakonias) N-GFS ‘and obtained an allotment of service this’ SR GNT Acts 1:17 word 13

OET-LV: 17 Because he _was having _been _numbered with us, and obtained the an_allotment of_ the this _service. (ACT_1:17)

OET-RV: 17 because Yudas was one of us and took his part in our work. (ACT 1:17)

ACTs 1:25 διακονίας (diakonias) N-GFS ‘to take the place of service this and commission’ SR GNT Acts 1:25 word 7

OET-LV: 25 to _take the this place of_ the _service and commission, from which Youdas/(Yəhūdāh) broke _from, to _be _gone to his the own place. (ACT_1:25)

OET-RV: 25 to take this position of service and being a missionary—the position that Yudas deserted to go to his own place.” (ACT 1:25)

ACTs 6:1 διακονίᾳ (diakonia) N-DFS ‘were_being overlooked in the service daily the widows’ SR GNT Acts 6:1 word 22

OET-LV: 6 And in the these days multiplying the apprentices/followers, became a_grumbling of _the Hellaʸnistaʸs against the Hebraios, because the widows of _them were _being _overlooked in the the daily service. (ACT_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 However around that time when the number of Yeshua-followers were growing, some of the Greek converts starting grumbling about the Jewish believers because the Greek widows were being overlooked in the daily sharing of food and money. (ACT 6:1)

ACTs 6:4 διακονίᾳ (diakonia) N-DFS ‘but in prayer and service of the message will_be persevering’ SR GNT Acts 6:4 word 8

OET-LV: 4 But we will _be _persevering the in _prayer and the service of _the message. (ACT_6:4)

OET-RV: 4 Then we ourselves can continue to pray and share the message.” (ACT 6:4)

ACTs 11:29 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘each of them for service to send to the dwelling’ SR GNT Acts 11:29 word 16

OET-LV: 29 And as anyone of _the apprentices/followers was _prospering, each of _them designated to _send for service to _the brothers dwelling in the Youdaia, (ACT_11:29)

OET-RV: 29 The believers decided to send assistance to their fellow believers who lived in Yudea—each one according to his means— (ACT 11:29)

ACTs 12:25 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) having fulfilled the service having taken_along_with them Yōannaʸs having_been called’ SR GNT Acts 12:25 word 13

OET-LV: 25 And Barnabas and Saulos/(Shāʼūl) returned to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), having _fulfilled the service, having _taken _along _with them Yōannaʸs, which having _been _called Markos. (ACT_12:25)

OET-RV: 25 By then Barnabas and Saul had completed their ministry and returned to Yerushalem taking Yohan Mark along with them. (ACT 12:25)

ACTs 20:24 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘of me and the service which I received from’ SR GNT Acts 20:24 word 30

OET-LV: 24 But of _nothing account I _am _making the life precious to _myself, so _as I _may _complete the course of _me, and the service which I _received from the master Yaʸsous, to _testify the good _message of _the grace of_ the _god. (ACT_20:24)

OET-RV: 24 But I’ve never regarded my own life as being valuable—I only want to reach the end of my life having served in the way that the master Yeshua instructed me to speak out the good message about God’s grace. (ACT 20:24)

ACTs 21:19 διακονίας (diakonias) N-GFS ‘pagans by the service of him’ SR GNT Acts 21:19 word 25

OET-LV: 19 And having _greeted them, he _was _explaining by each one, of _what the god did among the pagans by the service of _him. (ACT_21:19)

OET-RV: 19 After greeting them, Paul then described all the things that God had done among the non-Jews as he had served among them, (ACT 21:19)

ROM 11:13 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘of the pagans an ambassador the service of me I am glorifying’ SR GNT Rom 11:13 word 18

OET-LV: 13 To _you _all but I _am _speaking, the pagans. For/Because as _much _as therefore indeed am I of_the_pagans an_ambassador, the service of _me I _am _glorifying, (ROM_11:13)

OET-RV: 13 But now I am speaking to you all non-Jews. Since I am indeed a missionary to the non-Jews, I take pride in my ministry, (ROM 11:13)

ROM 12:7 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘or service in the service’ SR GNT Rom 12:7 word 2

OET-LV: 7 or service, in the service, or the one teaching, in the teaching, (ROM_12:7)

OET-RV: 7 or service then serve, or teaching then teach, (ROM 12:7)

ROM 12:7 διακονίᾳ (diakonia) N-DFS ‘service in the service or the one teaching’ SR GNT Rom 12:7 word 5

OET-LV: 7 or service, in the service, or the one teaching, in the teaching, (ROM_12:7)

OET-RV: 7 or service then serve, or teaching then teach, (ROM 12:7)

1 COR 12:5 διακονιῶν (diakoniōn) N-GFP ‘and divisions of service there are but the’ SR GNT 1 Cor 12:5 word 3

OET-LV: 5 And divisions of _service there _are, but the same master. (CO1_12:5)

OET-RV: 5 and there are varieties of ministries, but the same master. (CO1 12:5)

1 COR 16:15 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘of Aⱪaia and to the service to the holy ones they determined’ SR GNT 1 Cor 16:15 word 21

OET-LV: 15 And I _am _exhorting you _all, brothers, you _all _have _known the house of _Stefanas that it _is the_first-fruit the of _Aⱪaia, and to the_service to _the holy ones they _determined themselves, (CO1_16:15)

OET-RV: 15 Now brothers and sisters, you all know that Stephanas’ family were the first ones in Achaia to believe, and since then they’ve devoted themselves to serving the believers, so I urge you all (CO1 16:15)

2 COR 3:9 διακονίᾳ (diakonia) N-DFS ‘if for in the the service was of condemnation glory by much’ SR GNT 2 Cor 3:9 word 6

OET-LV: 9 For/Because if in _the the_service was of_ the _condemnation, glory by _much more is _being _plentiful the service of_ the _righteousness in _glory. (CO2_3:9)

OET-RV: 9 If the system that brought condemnation was incredible, how much greater is the system that leads to righteousness, (CO2 3:9)

2 COR 4:1 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘because_of this having service this as we were shown_mercy’ SR GNT 2 Cor 4:1 word 5

OET-LV: 4 Because _of this having the service this, as we _were _shown _mercy, not we _are _losing _heart. (CO2_4:1)

OET-RV: 4 So because we have this ministry as a result of God’s mercy, we’re not discouraged (CO2 4:1)

2 COR 5:18 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘having given to us the service of reconciliation’ SR GNT 2 Cor 5:18 word 18

OET-LV: 18 And the things all of the god, the one having _reconciled us to _himself by chosen _one /messiah, and having _given to _us the service of_ the _reconciliation, (CO2_5:18)

OET-RV: 18 Everything is from God, the one who reconciled us to himself by Messiah and who has given the ministry of reconciliation to us. (CO2 5:18)

2 COR 8:4 διακονίας (diakonias) N-GFS ‘the fellowship of the service among the holy ones’ SR GNT 2 Cor 8:4 word 13

OET-LV: 4 with much exhortation beseeching of _us, the grace and the fellowship of _the service which among the holy ones. (CO2_8:4)

OET-RV: 4 and enthusiastically begged us to allow them the grace and fellowship that would come from their service to other believers. (CO2 8:4)

2 COR 9:1 διακονίας (diakonias) N-GFS ‘indeed for the service to the holy ones’ SR GNT 2 Cor 9:1 word 5

OET-LV: 9 Concerning for indeed the service which to the holy ones, superfluous for _me is which to _be _writing to _you _all. (CO2_9:1)

OET-RV: 9 It’s unnecessary for me to write to you all about this ministry to the believers (CO2 9:1)

2 COR 9:13 διακονίας (diakonias) N-GFS ‘through the provenness of service this glorifying god’ SR GNT 2 Cor 9:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 through the provenness of_ the _service this, glorifying the god at the submission of _the of _confession of _you _all to the good _message of _the chosen _one /messiah, and on_the_generosity of _the fellowship toward them and toward all, (CO2_9:13)

OET-RV: 13 In proving yourselves by this ministry, they will honour God as it displays your commitment to the good message of the messiah, and your generosity toward them and towards everyone, (CO2 9:13)

2 COR 11:8 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘for the of you_all service’ SR GNT 2 Cor 11:8 word 9

OET-LV: 8 Other assemblies I _robbed, having _received support for the of _you _all service, (CO2_11:8)

OET-RV: 8 I’ve ‘robbed’ other assemblies in order to support my ministry to all of you, (CO2 11:8)

EPH 4:12 διακονίας (diakonias) N-GFS ‘holy ones for the work of service for the building of the’ SR GNT Eph 4:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12 with the completing of _the holy ones for the_work of _service, because/for the_building of _the body of _the chosen _one /messiah, (EPH_4:12)

OET-RV: 12 so as to complete the dedicated ones for the work of service—for building the body of the messiah (EPH 4:12)

COL 4:17 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘to Arⱪippos be watching_out to the service that you received in’ SR GNT Col 4:17 word 6

OET-LV: 17 And say to _Arⱪippos: Be _watching _out to _the service that you _received in the_master, in _order _that you _may _be _fulfilling it. (COL_4:17)

OET-RV: 17 Tell Archippus to make sure to fulfil the duties that Yahweh gave him to do. (COL 4:17)

1 TIM 1:12 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘he considered having appointed me to service’ SR GNT 1 Tim 1:12 word 19

OET-LV: 12 I _am _having thankfulness for _the one having _strengthened me, chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) the master of _us, because he _considered me faithful, having _appointed me to service, (TI1_1:12)

OET-RV: 12 I’m thankful for our master Yeshua the messiah, for considering me faithful and strengthening me, and then appointing me to serve him, (TI1 1:12)

2 TIM 4:5 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘do of a good_message_preacher the service of you fully_assure’ SR GNT 2 Tim 4:5 word 16

OET-LV: 5 But you be _being _sober in all things, suffer _hardship, do the_work of_a_good _message _preacher, fully _assure the service of _you. (TI2_4:5)

OET-RV: 5 However Timothy, you stay sensible about everything, endure hardship, tell people the good message, and do all your duties well. (TI2 4:5)

2 TIM 4:11 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘to me useful for the service’ SR GNT 2 Tim 4:11 word 17

OET-LV: 11 Loukas alone is with me. Having _Taken _up Markos, be _bringing him with yourself, because/for he _is useful to _me for the_service. (TI2_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 Only Luke stayed with me. Fetch Mark on your way and bring him to me also because he’s always very helpful. (TI2 4:11)

HEB 1:14 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘ministering spirits for service being sent_out because_of the ones’ SR GNT Heb 1:14 word 7

OET-LV: 14 Not all they _are ministering spirits, because/for service being _sent _out, because _of the ones going to _be _inheriting salvation? (HEB_1:14)

OET-RV: 14 See, those messengers are just ministering spirits sent out to serve those people who will inherit salvation. (HEB 1:14)

REV 2:19 διακονίαν (diakonian) N-AFS ‘and faith and service and endurance of you’ SR GNT Rev 2:19 word 14

OET-LV: 19 I _have _known of _you the works, and the love, and the faith, and the service, and the endurance of _you, and the works of _you, the last more than the first. (REV_2:19)

OET-RV: 19 “I know what you’ve been doing, and about your love and faith, and your service and endurance, and what you’re doing now is better than what you first did. (REV 2:19)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular DFS=dative,feminine,singular GFP=genitive,feminine,plural GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular