diacon

Moldavian

/diˈa.kon/

noun

Definitions

(Christianity) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
(Eastern Orthodoxy) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (servant, minister).

Origin

Ancient Greek

διᾱ́κονος

Gloss

servant, minister

Concept

Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

diakonia Finnish
diacon Latin
diaconus Latin
diāconus Latin
διᾱ́κονος Ancient Greek
Diaconescu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ Coptic

Diaconescu