διάκονος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δῐήκονος (diḗkonos) Ionic
  • δῐᾱ́κων (diā́kōn) later

Etymology

δῐᾰ- (dia-) + Proto-Indo-European *kón-os, from *ken- (to set oneself in motion).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῐᾱ́κονος (diā́konos) m or f (genitive δῐᾱκόνου); second declension

  1. messenger, courier
  2. servant
  3. (biblical) minister, deacon, deaconess (female deacon)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • δῐᾱκονέω (diākonéō)
  • δῐᾱκόνημᾰ (diākónēma)
  • δῐᾱκόνησῐς (diākónēsis)
  • δῐᾱκονητῐκός (diākonētikós)
  • δῐᾱκονῐ́ᾱ (diākoníā)
  • δῐᾱκονῐκός (diākonikós)
  • δῐᾱκονῐ́ομαι (diākoníomai)
  • δῐᾱκόνῐον (diākónion)
  • δῐᾱκονῐ́ς (diākonís)
  • δῐᾱκόνῐσσᾰ (diākónissa)

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