Matthew 20:28:8Matt.20.28.W8TAB
διακονηθῆναι
diakonêthênai
“to be served”
- Transliteration
- di-a-ko-nê-THÊ-nai
- Extended
- dih-ah-koh-nê-THÊ-nai
- IPA
- /di.a.ko.neː.ˈtʰeː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be served
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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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
di-a-ko-nê-THÊ-nai
- sentence
HÔS-per HO hy-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo ook ÊL-then di-a-ko-nê-THÊ-nai al-LA di-a-ko-NÊ-sai KAI DOO-nai TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO LY-tron an-TI pol-LÔN
Exegesis
The aorist indicative elthen {ἦλθεν | ḗl-then} ‘came’ governs a sequence of purpose infinitives: the negated passive diakonethenai {διακονηθῆναι | di-a-ko-nē-thē-nai} ‘to be served’ contrasted by the adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | al-lá} introducing the active diakonesai {διακονῆσαι | di-a-ko-nē-sai} ‘to serve’, with kai {καὶ | kaí} adding the further purpose through dounai {δοῦναι | doû-nai} ‘to give’.
In context — Matthew 20:28
Just as the Son of Man did not come to receive service, but came to serve and to offer His life as a ransom for many.
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 20:28, so the Greek word διακονηθῆναι (diakonêthênai) 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.20.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.28.W8.S1) and character.