Greek n-m/f · G1249
διάκονος
diakonosdee-ak'-on-os
in general; As technical term for Church officer (so in pre-Christian times, see M
29 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: diákonos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1249is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1249
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)
The King James renders it: deacon, minister, servant.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
diakonos is rendered "in general; As technical term for Church officer (so in pre-Christian times, see M". It stands 29 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Five of the uses stand in 2 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "in general".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 20:26It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Matthew 20:26διάκονος
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eleven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: in general, and As technical term for Church officer (so in pre-Christian times, see M.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| in generala servant, attendant, minister | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 20:26It shall not be this way among you. Instead… |
| As technical term for Church officer (so in pre-Christian times, see M | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 16:1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| διακονέω | diakoneo | to serve | Uses37 |
| διακονία | diakonia | service | Uses34 |
| διακρίνω | diakrino | to judge/doubt | Uses19 |
| διακόσιοι | diakosioi | two hundred | Uses8 |
| διάκρισις | diakrisis | discernment | Uses3 |
| διακωλύω | diakolyo | to hinder | Uses1 |
| διακούομαι | diakouomai | to give a hearing | Uses1 |
| διακαθαρίζω | diakatharizo | to clear out | Uses1 |
| διακατελέγχομαι | diakatelenchomai | to refute | Uses1 |
All 29, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- διάκονος12
- διάκονοι7
- διακόνοις3
- διάκονον2
- διάκονός2
- διακόνους2
- διάκονος.¶1
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular15N-NSM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural7N-NPM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural3N-DPM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural2N-APM
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1N-ASF
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1N-ASM
Matthew
three uses
It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
Then 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.’
- διακόνοιςdiakonoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
The greatest among you shall be your servant.
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
Mark
two uses
Sitting 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.”
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
John
three uses
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
- διακόνοιςdiakonoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
and 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 aside
- διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
If 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.
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
Romans
four uses
For 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.
- διάκονόςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
- διάκονόςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
For 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,
- διάκονονdiakononnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
- διάκονονdiakononnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: a servant
1 Corinthians
one use
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
- διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Servants
2 Corinthians
five uses
And 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.
- διακόνουςdiakonousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: ministers
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
- διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
- διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
- διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: servants
Are 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.
- διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Servants
Galatians
one use
But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a minister
Ephesians
two uses
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
Tychicus, 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.
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
Philippians
one use
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
- διακόνοιςdiakonoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: deacons
Colossians
four uses
You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
if 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.
- διάκονος.¶diakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a minister
I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a minister
Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: servant
1 Timothy
three uses
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
- Διακόνουςdiakonousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: Deacons
A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
- διάκονοιdiakonoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Deacons
By 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.
- διάκονοςdiakonosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a servant
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.