Pronounced: dee-ak-on-eh'-o

From diakonos [1249]; to be an attendant, that is, wait upon (menially or as a host, friend or [figuratively] teacher); technically to act as a Christian deacon. “Deacon” is a transliteration, that is, the same Greek word phonetically transferred into English.

Occurs 37 times in 32 verses.

Entries following the reference are those used in the New Testament - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear.

1. Mt. 4:11
2. Mt. 8:15
3. Mt. 20:28
4. Mt. 25:44
5. Mt. 27:55
6. Mk. 1:13
7. Mk. 1:31
8. Mk. 10:45
9. Mk. 15:41
10. Lk. 4:39
11. Lk. 8:3
12. Lk. 10:40
13. Lk. 12:37
14. Lk. 17:8
15. Lk. 22:26
16. Lk. 22:27
17. Jn. 12:2
18. Jn. 12:26
19. Acts 6:2
20. Acts 19:22
21. Rom. 15:25
22. 2 Cor. 3:3
23. 2 Cor. 8:19
24. 2 Cor. 8:20
25. 1 Tim. 3:10
26. 1 Tim. 3:13
27. 2 Tim. 1:18
28. Phlm. 13
29. Heb. 6:10
30. 1 Pet. 1:12
31. 1 Pet. 4:10
32. 1 Pet. 4:11

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