Luke 8:3:13Luke.8.3.W13TAB
διηκόνουν
diêkonoun
“were serving”
- Transliteration
- di-ê-KO-noun
- Extended
- dih-êh-KOH-noon
- IPA
- /di.ɛːˈko.nun/
Meaning by language
- English
- were serving
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
di-ê-KO-noun
- sentence
KAI i-o-AN-na gy-NE khou-ZA e-pi-TRO-pou hê-RO-i-dou KAI sou-SAN-na KAI HE-te-rai pol-LAI HAI-ti-nes di-ê-KO-noun au-TOIS ek tôn hy-par-KHON-tôn au-TAIS
Exegesis
The imperfect verb diekonoun {διηκόνουν | diē-kó-noun} conveys continuous or habitual service in the past, with the dative pronoun autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} marking the indirect object, that is, the ones receiving the ministry.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–alpha–kappa–omicron–nu–epsilon–omega
“to serve, to minister”
In context — Luke 8:3
And Joanna, the wife of Chuza , and Susanna, and many other women who were serving them out of their own resources .
About this coordinate
Luke 8:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 8:3, so the Greek word διηκόνουν (diêkonoun) 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.8.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.8.3.W13.S1) and character.