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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G1249 - Minister

Strong's No.:G1249

Greek:διάκονος

Transliteration:diakonos

Phonetic:dee-ak'-on-os

Word Origin:Probably from διάκω diakō (obsolete to run on errands

Bible Usage:deacon minister servant.

Part of Speech:Noun

Strongs
Definition:

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)


Thayers
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


Bible References:
Minister

Translation
Occurrences:
deacons ( 3 )
minister ( 14 )
ministers ( 6 )
servant ( 4 )
servants ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.