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διάκονος

MainId: 001264000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: δ

StrongCodes: G1249

BaseForms:

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