διάκονος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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δῐᾰ- (dia-) + Proto-Indo-European *kón-os, from *ken- (to set oneself in motion). The length of the (ā) is explained by Brugmann and Boisacq as by analogy to long vowels that occurred in compounds where the second element started with a vowel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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δῐᾱ́κονος (diā́konosm or f (genitive δῐᾱκόνου); second declension

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

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Koine Greek διάκονος (diákonos)

Noun

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διάκονος (diákonosm (plural διάκονοι, feminine διακόνισσα)

  1. (chistianity) deacon

Declension

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Further reading

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