diakonos

What it means

A servant, a minister. Epaphras is "a faithful servant" (1:7), Paul is "a servant" of the gospel (1:23) and of the assembly (1:25), and Tychicus a "faithful servant" (4:7).

Range of meaning

• ServantOne who waits on others.
• MinisterOne who serves a community.
• DeaconA church office.

In Colossians

• Chapter 1

  "Of which I, Paul, was made a servant" (1:7, 1:23, 1:25).

• Chapter 4

  "Faithful servant" (4:7).