Luke 17:8:10Luke.17.8.W10TAB
διάκονει
diakonei
“serve”
- Transliteration
- di-A-ko-nei
- Extended
- dee-AH-koh-nei
- IPA
- /diˈa.ko.nei/
Meaning by language
- English
- serve
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
di-A-ko-nei
- sentence
al ou-KHI e-REI au-TOI he-TOI-ma-son TI deip-NEE-sô KAI pe-ri-zô-SA-me-nos di-A-ko-nei moi HE-ôs PHA-gô KAI PI-ô KAI me-TA TAU-ta PHA-ge-sai KAI PI-e-sai SY
Exegesis
The aorist middle participle perizosamenos {περιζωσάμενος | perizô-samenos} precedes the present imperative diakonei {διάκονει | diakónei} in a participial construction, “having girded yourself, serve,” where the participle denotes prior, preparatory action and the present imperative portrays ongoing service.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–alpha–kappa–omicron–nu–epsilon–omega
“to serve, wait on”
In context — Luke 17:8
But will he not rather say to him, “Prepare what I am to eat, and, girding yourself, serve me until I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you may eat and drink”?
About this coordinate
Luke 17:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 17:8, so the Greek word διάκονει (diakonei) 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 Luke.17.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.8.W10.S1) and character.