Greek Word Study
διάκονος
diákonos
G1249
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G1249
KJV Translations
deaconministerservant
Derivation / Root
probably from an obsolete (to run on errands; compare G1377 (διώκω));
Definition of diákonos
διάκονος (diákonos) — 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)
Word Origin
This word comes probably from an obsolete (to run on errands; compare G1377 (διώκω)); See the root word: G1377 (διώκω).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word διάκονος (diákonos) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from διάκονος.
διώκω
diṓkō
G1377
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
διακονέω
diakonéō
G1247
to be an attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a Christian deacon
διακονία
diakonía
G1248
attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate)
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