Word Study · Strong's G1249 · Greek
διάκονος
diakonos
dee-ak'-on-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: diákonos
“an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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)
Rendered in the KJV as
deacon, minister, servant.
- 29occurrencesin the New Testament
- 11 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 29 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- διάκονοι7
- διάκονος7
- διακόνοις·3
- διάκονον2
- διάκονός2
- διάκονος.2
- διάκονος·2
- διάκονος;1
- διάκονος.¶1
- διακόνους1
- Διακόνους1
How it is rendered · 13
- a servant5
- servant5
- servants4
- Deacons2
- servant;2
- servant.2
- Servants2
- servants;2
- a minister1
- a minister?1
- a minister.1
- deacons:1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular15
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural7
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSM · 15
- N-NPM · 7
- N-DPM · 3
- N-APM · 2
- N-ASF · 1
- N-ASM · 1
All 29, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Corinthians5 of 29 · 17%
- Romans4 of 29 · 14%
- Colossians4 of 29 · 14%
- Matthew3 of 29 · 10%
- John3 of 29 · 10%
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Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 20:26διάκονος·diakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularIt shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,here: servant;
- Matthew 22:13διακόνοις·diakonoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralThen the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’here: servants;
- Matthew 23:11διάκονος.diakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe greatest among you shall be your servant.here: servant.
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 9:35διάκονος.diakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”here: servant.
- Mark 10:43διάκονος·diakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,here: servant;
John3 occurrences
- John 2:5διακόνοις·diakonoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralHis mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”here: servants;
- John 2:9διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraland the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom asidehere: servants
- John 12:26διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularIf anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.here: servant
Romans4 occurrences
- Romans 13:4διάκονόςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.here: servant
- Romans 13:4διάκονόςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.here: a servant
- Romans 15:8διάκονονdiakononnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularFor I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,here: a servant
- Romans 16:1διάκονονdiakononnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularI commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.here: a servant
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
2 Corinthians5 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 3:6διακόνουςdiakonousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAnd He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.here: ministers
- 2 Corinthians 6:4διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralRather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;here: servants
- 2 Corinthians 11:15διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralIt is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.here: servants
- 2 Corinthians 11:15διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralIt is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.here: servants
- 2 Corinthians 11:23διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAre they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.here: Servants
Ephesians2 occurrences
- Ephesians 3:7διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularI became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.here: servant
- Ephesians 6:21διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularTychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.here: servant
Colossians4 occurrences
- Colossians 1:7διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularYou learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,here: a servant
- Colossians 1:23διάκονος.¶diakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularif indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.here: a minister.
- Colossians 1:25διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularI became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,here: a minister
- Colossians 4:7διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularTychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.here: servant
1 Timothy3 occurrences
- 1 Timothy 3:8Διακόνουςdiakonousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralDeacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.here: Deacons
- 1 Timothy 3:12διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralA deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.here: Deacons
- 1 Timothy 4:6διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBy pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.here: a servant