The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
διάκονος
| Lemma | διάκονος |
|---|---|
| Citation form | διάκονος, ου, ὁ/ἡ |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Gloss | a waiter, servant, administrator |
| Strong’s | G1249 |
| Transliteration | diákonos |
| Definition | 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) |
| KJV glosses | :--deacon, minister, servant. |
| Derivation | probably from an obsolete (to run on errands; compare ) |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 27 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| διάκονοι | noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — John 2:9 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — 1 Corinthians 3:5 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — 2 Corinthians 11:15 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — 2 Corinthians 11:23 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — 2 Corinthians 6:4 noun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — 1 Timothy 3:12 |
| διακόνοις | noun, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — Matthew 22:13 noun, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — John 2:5 noun, dative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----DPM-) — Philippians 1:1 |
| διάκονον | noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Romans 16:1 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Romans 15:8 |
| διάκονος | noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 20:26 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Matthew 23:11 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 10:43 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 9:35 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — John 12:26 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Galatians 2:17 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Ephesians 3:7 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Ephesians 6:21 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Colossians 1:23 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Colossians 1:25 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Colossians 1:7 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Colossians 4:7 noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — 1 Timothy 4:6 |
| διάκονός | noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Romans 13:4 |
| διακόνους | noun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — 2 Corinthians 3:6 |
| Διακόνους | noun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — 1 Timothy 3:8 |
Morphology
- noun; MorphGNT ----APM-
- noun; MorphGNT ----ASF-
- noun; MorphGNT ----ASM-
- noun; MorphGNT ----DPM-
- noun; MorphGNT ----NPM-
- noun; MorphGNT ----NSM-
Occurrences
- Matthew 20:26
- Matthew 22:13
- Matthew 23:11
- Mark 10:43
- Mark 9:35
- John 12:26
- John 2:5
- John 2:9
- Romans 13:4
- Romans 15:8
- Romans 16:1
- 1 Corinthians 3:5
- 2 Corinthians 11:15
- 2 Corinthians 11:23
- 2 Corinthians 3:6
- 2 Corinthians 6:4
- Galatians 2:17
- Ephesians 3:7
- Ephesians 6:21
- Philippians 1:1
- Colossians 1:23
- Colossians 1:25
- Colossians 1:7
- Colossians 4:7
- 1 Timothy 3:12
- 1 Timothy 3:8
- 1 Timothy 4:6
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: διακονος.
Additional Greek lexicons
Compare the biblical entry for διάκονος with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.