Acts 20:24:16Acts.20.24.W16TAB
διακονίαν
diakonian
“ministry”
- Transliteration
- di-a-ko-NI-an
- Extended
- dih-ah-koh-NEE-ahn
- IPA
- /di.a.koˈni.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- ministry
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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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
di-a-ko-NI-an
- sentence
al ou-de-NOS LO-gou poi-OU-mai tên psy-KHÊN ti-MI-an e-mau-TÔ hôs te-lei-Ô-sai ton DRO-mon mou KAI tên di-a-ko-NI-an hên E-la-bon pa-RA tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO di-a-mar-TY-ras-thai to eu-an-GE-li-on tês KHA-ri-tos tou the-OU
Exegesis
The particle hos {ὡς | hôs} introduces a purpose nuance “so as, in order that,” governing the aorist infinitive teleiosai {τελειῶσαι | te-lei-ô-sai} “to complete,” which takes as its objects both ton dromon mou {τὸν δρόμον μου | tòn dró-mon mou} “my course” and ten diakonian {τὴν διακονίαν | tḕn di-a-ko-ní-an} “the ministry.”
In context — Acts 20:24
But I do not consider my life precious to myself of any account, so that I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus , to testify to the gospel of the grace of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:24:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 20:24, so the Greek word διακονίαν (diakonian) 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.20.24.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.24.W16.S1) and character.