What does παρέρχομαι · διακονέω mean in the Bible?
παρέρχομαι · διακονέω is a Greek phrase meaning "come by and serve them".
Greek · G3928, G1247
παρελθὼν διακονήσει αὐτοῖς
To pass by · to serve
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παρέρχομαι G3928 to pass by
Pronunciation parérchomai
Describes passing by physically or temporally; theologically emphasizes cessation or obsolescence of things destined to disappear.
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διακονέω G1247 to serve
Pronunciation diakonéō
Active service to others' concrete needs, especially humble practical care, not abstract duty
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What does παρελθὼν διακονήσει αὐτοῖς (parelthōn diakonēsei autois) mean in the Bible?
παρέρχομαι · διακονέω is a Greek phrase meaning "come by and serve them".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3928, G1247?
G3928, G1247 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. come by and serve them
Source Gloss
come by and serve them
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 29 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present, Perfect Voices Active, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 7×
Aorist Active Matt 5:18 · Matt 24:34 · Mark 13:30 · Mark 14:35 · Luke 21:32 · Matt 24:35 7×
Indicative states a fact or reality 12×
Future Middle Mark 13:31 · Luke 21:33 · 2 Pet 3:10 · Matt 24:35 · Jas 1:10 7×
Aorist Active Matt 14:15 · 2 Cor 5:17 · Luke 15:29 3×
Present Middle Luke 11:42 · Luke 18:37 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 5×
Aorist Active Matt 8:28 · Matt 26:42 · Mark 6:48 · Luke 16:17 4×
Perfect Active Acts 27:9 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Aorist Active Luke 12:37 · Luke 17:7 · Acts 16:8 3×
Perfect Active 1 Pet 4:3 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Matt 26:39 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 35 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 17 imperfect 9 aorist 8 future 1
Voice
active 30 passive 5
Mood
indicative 13 participle 11 infinitive 6 subjunctive 3 imperative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:11 διηκόνουν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 8:15 διηκόνει imperfect active indicative background Matthew 20:28 διακονηθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:28 διακονῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 25:44 διηκονήσαμέν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:55 διακονοῦσαι present active participle participle Mark 1:13 διηκόνουν imperfect active indicative background Mark 1:31 διηκόνει imperfect active indicative background Mark 10:45 διακονηθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 10:45 διακονῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 15:41 διηκόνουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 4:39 διηκόνει imperfect active indicative background Luke 8:3 διηκόνουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 10:40 διακονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 12:37 διακονήσει future active indicative prospective Luke 17:8 διακόνει present active imperative imperative Luke 22:26 διακονῶν present active participle participle Luke 22:27 διακονῶν present active participle participle Luke 22:27 διακονῶν present active participle participle John 12:2 διηκόνει imperfect active indicative background John 12:26 διακονῇ present active subjunctive subjunctive John 12:26 διακονῇ present active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 6:2 διακονεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 19:22 διακονούντων present active participle participle Romans 15:25 διακονῶν present active participle participle 2 Corinthians 3:3 διακονηθεῖσα aorist passive participle participle 2 Corinthians 8:19 διακονουμένῃ present passive participle participle 2 Corinthians 8:20 διακονουμένῃ present passive participle participle 1 Timothy 3:10 διακονείτωσαν present active imperative imperative 1 Timothy 3:13 διακονήσαντες aorist active participle participle 2 Timothy 1:18 διηκόνησεν aorist active indicative completed Philemon 1:13 διακονῇ present active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Peter 1:12 διηκόνουν imperfect active indicative background 1 Peter 4:10 διακονοῦντες present active participle participle 1 Peter 4:11 διακονεῖ present active indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
παρελθὼν διακονήσει αὐτοῖς is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain