Acts 19:22:8Acts.19.22.W8TAB
διακονουντων
diakonountōn
“serving”
- Transliteration
- di-a-ko-NOU-ntōn
- Extended
- dih-ah-koh-NOU-n-tohn
- IPA
- /di.a.koˈnuːn.tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- serving
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
di-a-ko-NOU-ntōn
- sentence
a-po-STEI-las de eis tên ma-ke-do-NI-an DY-o tôn di-a-ko-NOU-ntōn au-TÔ ti-MO-the-on kai E-ras-ton au-TOS e-PE-skh(en) KHRÓ-non eis tên a-SI-an
Exegesis
The noun phrase duo ton diakonounton auto {δύο τῶν διακονούντων αὐτῷ | dú-o tōn di-a-ko-noún-ton au-tôi} uses the genitive plural article with a present participle to describe “two of the ones who are serving him,” identifying a subgroup from a larger circle of helpers.
Root and etymology
diakoneōdelta–iota–alpha–kappa–omicron–nu–epsilon–omega
“to serve, wait on, minister”
In context — Acts 19:22
And after sending into Macedonia two of those serving him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed for a time in Asia .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 19:22, so the Greek word διακονουντων (diakonountōn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.19.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.22.W8.S1) and character.