Strong's G1247

διακονέω(diakonéō)

Language:: Greek (New Testament)

Definition

to be an attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a Christian deacon

Derivation

from G1249 (διάκονος);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, διακονέω is translated as: (ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the office of a deacon.

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.