to serve

Greek Verb

διακονέω, ῶ (δίακονος); 1) generally, to minister, serre, wait upon, especially at table, to do one a service, cure for one's needs: absol, Mat.20:28, Mrk.10:45, Luk.10:40 22:26, 27, Jhn.12:2, 1Pe.4:11; ὅσα διηκόνησεν, 2Ti.1:18; with dative of person(s), Mat.4:11 8:15 25:44 27:55, Mrk.1:13, 31 15:41, Luk.4:39 8:3 12:37 17:8, Jhn.12:26, Act.6:2 19:22, Rom.15:25, Phm 13, Heb.6:10. 2) to serve as deacon: 1Ti.3:10, 3:13. 3) C. accusative of thing(s), to minister, supply, supply by ministration: 1Pe.1:12 4:10; pass, 2Co.3:3 8:19, 20. SYN.: λειτουργέω, which see (Cremer, 179). (AS)

to serve

Greek Verb

διᾱκον-έω, Ionic dialect διηκ-, imperfect ἐδιακόνουν [NT+7th c.BC+]: future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist διηκόνησα [Refs 1st c.AD+]; infinitive -ῆσαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect δεδιακόνηκα [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, imperfect διηκονούμην [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: future -ήσομαι[Refs]: aorist διηκονησάμην [Refs]:—passive, future δεδιακονήσομαι [Refs 1st c.AD+]: aorist ἐδιακονήθην [Refs 4th c.BC+]perfect δεδιακόνημαι, see below 11: (διάκονος):—minister, do service, absolutely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with dative person, serve [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δ. ὑποθήκαις τινός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. παρὰ τῷ δεσπότῃ [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; δ. πρὸς ὠνήν τε καὶ πρᾶσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, minister to one's own needs, serve oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διακονοῦντες καὶ διακονούμενοι ἑαυτοῖς acting as servants and serving themselves, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also simply like active, οἶνον ἡμῖν χρυσίῳ διακονούμενοι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, to be served, οὐκ ἦλθε διακονηθῆναι ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι [NT] 2) to be a deacon, [NT] II) c.accusative of things, render a service, τινὶ ὅ τι ἂν δεηθῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be supplied, τῇ πόλει ἐδιακονήθησαν [αἱ πράξεις] [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to be an attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a Christian deacon; (ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the office of a deacon; from g1249 (διάκονος)