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diakoneō

to serve

Say it: dee-ah-ko-NEH-oh (approximate)

διακονέω

What it means

To wait on someone, as at a table, and the root of "deacon." Peter's mother-in-law "served" them (1:31), and Jesus says he came not to be served but to serve (10:45), turning the logic of who is great upside down.

Range of meaning

  • Wait at tableServe food and drink.
  • Provide forLook after someone's needs.
  • MinisterServe in a role of care or leadership.

In Mark

  • Chapter 10

    "The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve" (10:45).

Every verse (4)

Verses where G1247 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources