Strongs Number: G1249
- Greek Word
- διάκονος
- Transliteration
- diakonos
- Phonetic
- dee-ak'-on-os
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Strongs Definition
-
compare G1377); an attendant that is (generally) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specifically a Christian teacher and pastor (technically a deacon or deaconess)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. one who executes the commands of another, esp. of a master, a servant, attendant, minister
a. the servant of a king
b. 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
c. a waiter, one who serves food and drink
- Origin
- Probably from διάκω diakō (obsolete to run on errands
- Bible Usage
- deacon minister servant.