Greek · G1248, G2522 · unreviewed

διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ

Service · quotidian

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διακονία G1248 service

Pronunciation diakonía

Service expressed through concrete ministerial function and office within the church community.

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καθημερινός G2522 quotidian

Pronunciation kathēmerinós

Daily recurrence; occurring every single day as a regular, ongoing need or responsibility.

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What does διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ (diakonia tē kathēmerinē) mean in the Bible?

διακονία · καθημερινός is a Greek word meaning "Daily service, ministry, distribution".

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Meaning

Daily service, ministry, distribution

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rom 15:31 · 2 Cor 3:7 · 2 Cor 3:8 · 2 Cor 3:9 · 2 Cor 6:3 · 2 Cor 9:12 6×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 1:17 · Acts 1:25 · Acts 21:19 · 2 Cor 8:4 · 2 Cor 9:1 · 2 Cor 9:13 · Eph 4:12 7×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine 1 Cor 12:5 1×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Acts 6:1 · Acts 6:4 · Rom 12:7 · 2 Cor 3:9 4×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 10:40 · Acts 11:29 · Acts 12:25 · Acts 20:24 · Rom 11:13 · Rom 12:7 · 1 Cor 16:15 · 2 Cor 4:1 · 2 Cor 5:18 · 2 Cor 11:8 · Col 4:17 · 1 Tim 1:12 · 2 Tim 4:5 · 2 Tim 4:11 · Heb 1:14 · Rev 2:19 16×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 12 — One Spirit, Many Gifts, and One Body in Christ 1 Corinthians 16 — Ordered Giving, Open Doors, Faithful Labor, and Final Exhortations in the Lord Acts 11 — Jerusalem Recognizes God’s Grace to the Gentiles Acts 12 — The Lord Delivers His Servant and Judges Proud Opposition Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God Acts 6 — Word Ministry, Servant Leadership, and Stephen’s Faithful Witness Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 4 — Walking Worthy: Unity, Maturity, and the New Life in Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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