Romans 12:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
ifεἴτε
(eite)
1535a: if -- if, whether -- orfrom ei and te
service,διακονίαν
(diakonian)
1248: service, ministryfrom diakonos
in his serving;διακονίᾳ
(diakonia)
1248: service, ministryfrom diakonos
orεἴτε
(eite)
1535a: if -- if, whether -- orfrom ei and te
he who teaches,διδάσκων
(didaskōn)
1321: to teacha redupl. caus. form of daó (to learn)
in his teaching;διδασκαλίᾳ
(didaskalia)
1319: instruction (the function or the information)from didaskalos


















KJV Lexicon
ειτε  conjunction
eite  i'-teh:  if too -- if, or, whether.
διακονιαν  noun - accusative singular feminine
diakonia  dee-ak-on-ee'-ah:  attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate)
εν  preposition
en  en:  in, at, (up-)on, by, etc.
τη  definite article - dative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
διακονια  noun - dative singular feminine
diakonia  dee-ak-on-ee'-ah:  attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate)
ειτε  conjunction
eite  i'-teh:  if too -- if, or, whether.
ο  definite article - nominative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
διδασκων  verb - present active participle - nominative singular masculine
didasko  did-as'-ko:  to teach (in the same broad application) -- teach.
εν  preposition
en  en:  in, at, (up-)on, by, etc.
τη  definite article - dative singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
διδασκαλια  noun - dative singular feminine
didaskalia  did-as-kal-ee'-ah:  instruction (the function or the information) -- doctrine, learning, teaching.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching;

King James Bible
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
if service, in service; if teaching, in teaching;

International Standard Version
If your gift is serving, devote yourself to serving others. If it is teaching, devote yourself to teaching others.

NET Bible
If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And one has ministry in his service, and one has that of a teacher in his instruction.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If your gift is serving, then devote yourself to serving. If it is teaching, devote yourself to teaching.

King James 2000 Bible
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teaches, on teaching;
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