ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΙ, διακονοι
DIAKONOI, diakonoi
Sounds Like: dee-AH-koh-noy
Translations: servants, ministers, deacons
From the root: ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who serve, either generally as a servant or attendant, or specifically as a minister or deacon in a religious context. It describes someone who carries out the commands of another, often in a humble or subordinate role. It can be used to describe anyone who provides service or assistance.
Inflection: Nominative or Vocative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1249 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 2:2, 6:3, 6:5
- 4 Maccabees — 9:17
- John — 2:9
- 1 Corinthians — 3:5
- 2 Corinthians — 6:4, 11:15, 11:23
- 1 Timothy — 3:12
- Shepherd of Hermas — 13:1, 92:4
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 2:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 7 — 9:224
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 5:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 26:2
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 3 — 5:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝ — servant, minister, deacon, an attendant, a helper
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟ — servant, a servant, minister, a minister, deacon, a deacon
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΙΣ — (to) servants, (to) ministers, (to) deacons
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΝ — deacon, a deacon, servant, a servant, minister, a minister
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ — deacon, a deacon, servant, a servant, minister, a minister
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥ — of a servant, of a minister, of a deacon
- ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΥΣ — deacons, ministers, servants
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