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diakonos G1249

διάκονος (diakonos) means “servant” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

διάκονος Greek · G1249 29 tagged occurrences in 27 verses

Pronunciation guide: dee-ak'-on-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1249

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. 2. As technical term for Church officer (so in pre-Christian times, see M, Th., I, 32), a deacon: Php.1:1, 1Ti.3:8, 12; fem. (cf. Eccl. διακονίσσα), Rom.16:1 (cf. 1Ti.3:11, and CGT, in l., also M, Th., l.with).† SYN.: δοῦλος, bondman; θεράπων, servant acting voluntarily; ὑπηρέτης, servant, attendant, by etymol. suggesting subordination. All these imply relation to a person, in distinction from which δ. represents rather the servant in relation to his work. Cf. also λειτουργός, a public servant, in which the idea of service to the community is prominent; οἰκέτης, a house servant. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a waiter, servant; then of any one who performs any service, an administrator.

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How translators render G1249

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
servant 9
servants 7
a servant 4
deacons 2
minister 2
a deacon 1
a minister 1
as ministers 1
the servant 1
they are servants 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
minister 7
a minister 4
servant 4
the minister 3
ministers 2
the deacons 2
the ministers 2
a servant 1
able ministers 1
deacons 1
the servants 1
to the servants 1
unto the servants 1

Verses containing G1249

Page 1 of 1. 27 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 20:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

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  2. Matthew 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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  3. Matthew 23:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The greatest among you shall be your servant.

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  4. Mark 9:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

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  5. Mark 10:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

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  6. John 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”

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  7. John 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

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  8. John 12:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

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  9. Romans 13:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

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  10. Romans 15:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,

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  11. Romans 16:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.

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  12. 1 Corinthians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

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  13. 2 Corinthians 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

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  14. 2 Corinthians 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;

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  15. 2 Corinthians 11:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.

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  16. 2 Corinthians 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.

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  17. Galatians 2:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!

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  18. Ephesians 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.

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  19. Ephesians 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.

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  20. Philippians 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

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  21. Colossians 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

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  22. Colossians 1:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

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  23. Colossians 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

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  24. Colossians 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.

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  25. 1 Timothy 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.

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  26. 1 Timothy 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.

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  27. 1 Timothy 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.

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