Strong's Greek · G1249
διάκονος
diákonos
deacon, minister, servant
Definition
an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess)
Derivation
probably from an obsolete (to run on errands; compare G1377 (διώκω));
Appears 29 times in Scripture
“and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside”
“It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,”
“The greatest among you shall be your servant.”
“Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.””
“If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.”
“Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:”
“But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,”
“Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”
“It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.”
“His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).