Diakonos

dee-ak'-on-os
Parts of Speech Noun

Diakonos Definition

  1. one who executes the commands of another, esp. of a master, a servant, attendant, minister
    1. the servant of a king
    2. a deacon, one who, by virtue of the office assigned to him by the church, cares for the poor and has charge of and distributes the money collected for their use
    3. a waiter, one who serves food and drink
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
diavkonoß
Origin
probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands, cf (1377))
Strong's Number
1249
TDNT Entry
2:88,152

KJV Word Usage

minister
20
servant
8
deacon
3
Total
31

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Diakonos". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .