διάκονος
Etym. Akin to διάκτορος: both perh. from διώκω.
I. "a servant, waiting-man", Lat. minister, Hdt., etc.: "a messenger", Aesch., Soph.:—as fem., Dem.
II. "a minister of the church, a deacon", NTest.: as fem. "a deaconess", id=NTest.
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An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers
An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott.