διάκονος
diakonosNounG1249
servant
From: probably from an obsolete (to run on errands; compare G1377 (διώκω));
Short Definition
an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess)
Full Lexicon Entry
1.in general, a servant, attendant, minister
2.As technical term for Church officer (so in pre-Christian times, see M, Th., I, 32), a deacon
Synonyms
δοῦλος, bondman; θεράπων, servant acting voluntarily; ὑπηρέτης, servant, attendant, by etymol. suggesting subordination. All these imply relation to a person, in distinction from which δ. represents rather the servant in relation to his work. Cf. also λειτουργός, a public servant, in which the idea of service to the community is prominent; οἰκέτης, a house servant.
LXX Usage: for נַעַר, שָׁרַת pi.: א B, *
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology G:N-M/F
DescriptionG:N-M/F
Occurrences
28 timesAppears 28 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
2 Corinthians
4
Colossians
4
1 Timothy
3
John
3
Matthew
3
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 3:5
- 2 Corinthians 11:15
- Colossians 1:23
- Galatians 2:17
- Matthew 22:13
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