What does διάκονος · Χριστός mean in the Bible?
διάκονος · Χριστός is a Greek phrase meaning "servants or ministers belonging to Christ".
Greek · G1249, G5547
διάκονοι Χριστοῦ
Servant · anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
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διάκονοςG1249servant
Pronunciationdiákonos
Servant defined by work performed rather than status held; emphasizes function over hierarchical position.
Open lexicon entry →ΧριστόςG5547anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
PronunciationChristós
Open lexicon entry →What does διάκονοι Χριστοῦ (diakonoi Christou) mean in the Bible?
διάκονος · Χριστός is a Greek phrase meaning "servants or ministers belonging to Christ".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1249, G5547?
G1249, G5547 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. servants or ministers belonging to Christ
Source Gloss
servants or ministers belonging to Christ
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns6Aligned forms29Case patternNominative (22)Number patternSingular (17)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 20:26 · Matt 23:11 · Mark 9:35 · Mark 10:43 · John 12:26 · Rom 13:4 · Gal 2:17 · Eph 3:7 · Eph 6:21 · Col 1:7 · Col 1:23 · Col 1:25 · Col 4:7 · 1 Tim 4:615×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineJohn 2:9 · 1 Cor 3:5 · 2 Cor 6:4 · 2 Cor 11:15 · 2 Cor 11:23 · 1 Tim 3:127×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMatt 22:13 · John 2:5 · Phil 1:13×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine2 Cor 3:6 · 1 Tim 3:82×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineRom 15:81×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineRom 16:11×
Word Origins
διάκονοι Χριστοῦ is built from this root: