Matthew 20:26:16Matt.20.26.W16TAB
διάκονος,
diakonos
“servant”
- Transliteration
- di-A-ko-nos
- Extended
- di-AH-koh-nohs
- IPA
- /diˈa.ko.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- servant
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) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
di-A-ko-nos
- clause
al HOS AN THE-lê en hy-MIN ME-gas ye-NES-thai ES-tai hy-MÔN di-A-ko-nos
- sentence
ookh HOO-tôs ES-tai en hy-MIN al HOS AN THE-lê en hy-MIN ME-gas ye-NES-thai ES-tai hy-MÔN di-A-ko-nos
Exegesis
The relative clause hos an thele en hymin megas genesthai {ὃς ἂν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν μέγας γενέσθαι | hos an thélē en hymîn mégas genésthai} is generic: hos with the modal particle an plus the subjunctive thele expresses an open-ended condition, ‘whoever might desire.’ The infinitive genesthai depends on thele, forming the content of the desire, ‘to become great.’ The positioning of megas before genesthai highlights the quality sought (greatness) before the process of becoming.
The concluding main clause estai hymon diakonos {ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος | éstai hymôn diákonos} uses a future copula with a predicate nominative to state the required role, ‘will be your servant.’ The genitive hymon marks those to whom the service is rendered, stressing relational orientation. The repetition of en hymin / hymon encloses the saying with communal focus, indicating that the redefined greatness operates inside the disciple community. In translation, the future forms are preserved to keep the sense of authoritative decree, the generic relative clause is rendered with “whoever” / “anyone,” and the term diakonos is kept as “servant” to preserve its theological resonance of service as true greatness.
Root and etymology
diakoneodelta–iota–alpha–kappa–omicron–nu–epsilon–omega
“to serve, wait on, minister”
In context — Matthew 20:26
It will not be this way among you, but whoever desires to become great among you, he shall be your servant .
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:26:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 20:26, so the Greek word διάκονος, (diakonos) 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 Matt.20.26.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.26.W16.S1) and character.