Servant
διάκονοςStrong’s G1249diakonos
Appears in 28 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diakonos is the Greek word usually translated “servant”, “servants” and “minister”. It appears in 28 verses of the New Testament.
“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
Meaning
Usually translated “servant”, “servants” and “minister”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- servant 10
- servants 8
- a servant 5
- a minister 3
- deacons 3
- ministers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 4
- Colossians 4
- Matthew 3
- John 3
- Romans 3
- 1 Timothy 3
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 3:12In contextLet the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
- 1 Timothy 4:6In contextIf thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
- Matthew 20:26But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
- Matthew 22:13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 23:11But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
- Mark 9:35And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Greek dictionary
διάκονος diakonos · servant
διάκονος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ (derivation unknown), [in LXX for נַעַר, שָׁרַת pi.: Est.6:3, 5, א B Est.1:10 2:2, Pro.10:4, 4Ma.9:17 * ;] 1. in general, a servant, attendant, minister: Mat.20:26 22:13 23:11, Mrk.9:35 10:43, Jhn.2:5, 9, 1Co.3:5, Gal.2:17, Eph.6:21, Col.4:7; δ. θεοῦ, Rom.13:4, 2Co.6:4, 1Th.3:2; δ. Χριστοῦ, 2Co.11:23, Col.1:7, 1Ti.4:6; cf. ὁ δ. ὁ ἐμός, Jhn.12:26; δ. περιτομῆς, Rom.15:8; δ. καινῆς διαθήκης, 2Co.3:6; δ. δικαιοσύνης, 2Co.11:15; δ. [εὐαγγελίου], Eph.3:7, Col.1:23; δ. [ἐκκλησίας], Col.1:25. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “servant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SERV'ANT, verb transitive
To subject. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.