- Original: διάκονος - Transliteration: Diakonos - Phonetic: dee-ak'-on-os - Definition: 1. one who executes the commands of another, esp. of a master, a servant, attendant, minister a. the servant of a king b. 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 c. a waiter, one who serves food and drink - Origin: probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands, cf G1377 ) - TDNT entry: 03:28,2 - Part(s) of speech: Noun - Strong's: Probably from διάκω diakō(obsolete to run on errands; compare G1377 ); an attendant that is (generally) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specifically a Christian teacher and pastor (technically a deacon or deaconess): - deacon minister servant. Total KJV Occurrences: 24 • deacons, 3 Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:8; 1 Timothy 3:12 • minister, 12 Romans 13:4(2); Romans 15:8; Galatians 2:17; Eph 3:7; Eph 6:21; Colossians 1:7; Colossians 1:23; Colossians 1:25; Colossians 4:7; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Timothy 4:6 • ministers, 6 1 Corinthians 3:5; 2 Corinthians 3:6; 2 Corinthians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 11:15(2); 2 Corinthians 11:23 • servant, 1 Romans 16:1 • servants, 2 Joh 2:5; Joh 2:9