probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands, cf (1377))
Transliterated Word
Phonetic Spelling
Diakonos
dee-ak'-on-os
Parts of Speech
TDNT
Noun
2:88,152
Definition
one who executes the commands of another, esp. of a master, a servant, attendant, minister
the servant of a king
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
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Diakonos". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=1249>.
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