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a servant, minister Original Word: διάκονοςTransliteration: diakonos Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ak'-on-os) Short Definition: deacon
of uncertain origin Definition a servant, minister NASB Word Usage deacons (3), minister (7), servant (10), servants (9). NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation All rights reserved Lockman.org
Probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands; compare dioko); 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) -- deacon, minister, servant. see GREEK dioko διάκονοι (diakonoi) − 7 Occurrences διακόνοις (diakonois) − 3 Occurrences διάκονον (diakonon) − 2 Occurrences διάκονος (diakonos) − 15 Occurrences διακόνους (diakonous) − 2 Occurrences
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