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διάκονος

MainId: 001264000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: δ

StrongCodes: G1249

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001264001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m./f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: διάκονος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'διακονέω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001264001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 35.20

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Help, Care For

      LEXSubDomains: Serve

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-06-02 17:33:52

         DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:διακονέω}[a] ‘to serve,’ {D:35.19}) a person who renders service

         Glosses: servant

         Comments: In rendering θεράπων, ὑπηρέτης, and διάκονος[a] in the sense of ‘servant,’ it is important to avoid a term which would be too specific, for example, ‘one who serves meals’ or ‘one who works around the house.’ It may, in fact, be necessary to use an expression which means essentially ‘helper.’

      LEXReferences: MAT 20:26, MAT 22:13, MAT 23:11, MARK 9:35, MARK 10:43, YHN 2:5, YHN 2:9, YHN 12:26, ROM 13:4, ROM 13:4, ROM 15:8, 1COR 3:5, 2COR 3:6, 2COR 6:4, 2COR 11:15, 2COR 11:15, 2COR 11:23, GAL 2:17, EPH 3:7, EPH 6:21, COL 1:7, COL 1:23, COL 1:25, 1TIM 4:6

   2. LEXID: 001264001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 53.67

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Religious Activities

      LEXSubDomains: Roles and Functions

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-06-02 17:33:52

         DefinitionShort: one who serves as a deacon, with responsibility to care for the needs of believers

         Glosses: ['deacon', 'one who helps the believers']

      LEXReferences: ROM 16:1, PHP 1:1, COL 4:7, 1TIM 3:8, 1TIM 3:12