διάκονος diakonos · G1249

servant

διάκονος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ; (derivation unknown), [in LXX for נַעַר, שָׁרַת pi.: Est.6:3, 5, א B Est.1:10 2:2, Pro.10:4, 4Ma.9:17 * ; ] ; 1. in general, a servant, attendant, minister: Mat.20:26 22:13 23:11, Mrk.9:35 10:43, Jhn.2:5, 9, 1Co.3:5, Gal.2:17, Eph.6:21, Col.4:7; δ. θεοῦ, Rom.13:4, 2Co.6:4, 1Th.3:2; δ. Χριστοῦ, 2Co.11:23, Col.1:7, 1Ti.4:6; cf. ὁ δ. ὁ ἐμός, Jhn.12:26; δ. περιτομῆς, Rom.15:8; δ. καινῆς διαθήκης, 2Co.3:6; δ. δικαιοσύνης, 2Co.11:15; δ. [εὐαγγελίου], Eph.3:7, Col.1:23; δ. [ἐκκλησίας], Col.1:25. ; 2. As technical term for Church officer (so in pre-Christian times, see M, Th., I, 32), a deacon: Php.1:1, 1Ti.3:8, 12; fem. (cf. Eccl. διακονίσσα), Rom.16:1 (cf. 1Ti.3:11, and CGT, …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

διάκονος [ᾱ], ; Ionic dialect διήκονος, ὁ, later διάκων (which see):— servant, []; messenger, []; 2 attendant or official in a temple or religious guild, []:—especially in the Christian church, deacon, []: feminine, deaconess, []; II as adjective, servile, menial, ἐπιστήμη []: irregular comparative διᾱκονέστερος []

Where it's used 31 times

Matthew 20:26 · Matthew 22:13 · Matthew 23:11 · Mark 9:35 · Mark 10:43 · John 2:5 · John 2:9 · John 12:26 · Romans 13:4 · Romans 15:8 · Romans 16:1 · Romans 16:27 · 1 Corinthians 3:5 · 2 Corinthians 3:6 · 2 Corinthians 6:4 · 2 Corinthians 11:15 · 2 Corinthians 11:23 · Galatians 2:17 · Ephesians 3:7 · Ephesians 6:21 · Philippians 1:1 · Colossians 1:7 · Colossians 1:23 · Colossians 1:25 · Colossians 4:7 · 1 Thessalonians 3:2 · 1 Timothy 3:8 · 1 Timothy 3:12 · 1 Timothy 4:6 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G1249; TFLSJ G1249

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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