Acts 21:19:17Acts.21.19.W17TAB
διακονίας
diakonias
“ministry”
- Transliteration
- di-a-ko-NI-as
- Extended
- dee-ah-koh-NEE-ahs
- IPA
- /di.a.koˈni.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- ministry
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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
di-a-ko-NI-as
- sentence
kai a-spa-SA-me-nos au-TOUS ek-sê-gê-I-to kath HEN HE-ka-ston hôn e-POI-ê-sen ho the-OS en tois ETH-ne-sin di-A tês di-a-ko-NI-as au-TOU
Exegesis
The relative genitive clause hōn epoíēsen ho theós {ὧν ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς | hōn epoíēsen ho theós} identifies God as the agent, with the dative phrase en toîs éthnesin {ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν | en toîs éthnesin} locating those deeds among the nations and the genitive instrument phrase diá tês diakonías autoû {διὰ τῆς διακονίας αὐτοῦ | diá tês diakonías autoû} indicating that God’s work was carried out through Paul’s service.
Root and etymology
diakónosdelta–iota–alpha–kappa–omicron–nu–os
“servant; attendant”
In context — Acts 21:19
After greeting them, he recounted in detail the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:19:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 21:19, so the Greek word διακονίας (diakonias) 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.21.19.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.19.W17.S1) and character.