deacon 1247 # diakoneo {dee-ak-on-eh'-o}; from 1249; to be an <br>
attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or <br>
[figuratively] teacher); techn. to act as a Christian deacon: -- <br>
(ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the office of a {deacon}.[ql<br>
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deacon 1249 # diakonos {dee-ak'-on-os}; probably from an <br>
obsolete diako (to run on errands; compare 1377); an attendant, <br>
i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial <br>
duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, <br>
a deacon or deaconess): -- {deacon}, minister, servant.[ql<br>
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