διακονους 1249 N-APM ωσαυτως 5615 ADV σεμνους 4586 A-APM μη 3361 PRT-N διλογους 1351 A-APM μη 3361 PRT-N οινω 3631 N-DSM πολλω 4183 A-DSM προσεχοντας 4337 5723 V-PAP-APM μη 3361 PRT-N αισχροκερδεις 146 A-APM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
8. Deacons. The office of Deacon appears in the Pastorals, but not in Paul's letters, with the single exception of Philip. i. 1, where the Deacons do not represent an ecclesiastical office, though they remark an advance toward it. Clement of Rome (ad Corinth. xlii, xliv) asserts their apostolic appointment. But the evidence at our command does not bear out the view that the institution of the diaconate is described in Acts vi. 1-6. The terms diakonov and diakonia are, in the Pauline writings, common expressions of servants and service either to Christ or to others. Paul applies these terms to his own ministry and to that of his associates. Diakonia is used of the service of the apostles, Acts i. 25; vi. 4. Diakonov is used of Paul and Apollos (1 Cor. iii. 5); of Christ (Gal. ii. 17; Rom. xv. 8); of the civil ruler (Rom. xiii. 4); of ministers of Satan (2 Corinthians xi. 15). The appointment of the seven grew out of a special emergency, and was made for a particular service; and the resemblance is not close between the duties and qualifications of deacons in the Pastorals and those of the seven. The word diakonov does not appear in Acts; and when Paul and Barnabas brought to Jerusalem the collection for the poor saints, they handed it over to the elders.In like manner (wsautwv). Rare in Paul (Rom. viii. 26; 1 Corinthians xi. 25). Frequent in Pastorals.
Grave (semnouv). In Paul only Philip. iv. 8. See on semnothv gravity, 1 Tim. ii. 2.
Double-tongued (dilogouv). N.T.o . o LXX, o Class. Saying one thing and meaning another, and making different representations to different people about the same thing.
Given to much wine (oinw pollw prosecontav). Seeon 1 Timothy i. 4. Total abstinence is not enjoined, even on a deacon. Comp. 1 Timothy v. 23.
Greedy of filthy lucre (aiscrokerdeiv). N.T.o . o LXX. The adverb aijscrokerdwv in a base, gain - greedy way, 1 Pet. v. 2. From aijscrov disgraceful and kerdov gain. Comp. Hdt. i. 187: eij mh aplhstov te eav crhmatwn kai aijscrokerdhv if thou hadst not been insatiable of wealth and ready to procure it by disgraceful means. Aristoph. Peace, 622, alludes to two vices of the Spartans, ontev aijscrokerdeiv kai dieirwnoxenoi sordidly greedy of gain, and treacherous under the mask of hospitality. Similarly Eurip. Androm. 451. Comp. turpilucricupidus, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 63.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
3:8 {Deacons} (diakonous). Accusative case of general reference like the preceding with dei einai understood. Technical sense of the word here as in #Php 1:1 which see (two classes of church officers, bishops or elders, deacons). {Grave} (semnous). See #Php 4:8. Repeated in verse #11; Tit 2:2. {Not double-tongued} (me dilogous). Rare word (dis, legw) saying same thing twice. Xenophon has dilogew and dilogia. In Pollux, but LXX has diglwssos (double-tongued, Latin _bilinguis_). Only here in N.T. One placed between two persons and saying one thing to one, another to the other. Like Bunyan's Parson "Mr. Two-Tongues." {Not given to much wine} (me oinwi pollwi prosecontas). "Not holding the mind (ton noun understood as usual with prosecw, #1Ti 1:4) on much wine" (oinwi, dative case). That attitude leads to over-indulgence. {Not greedy of filthy lucre} (me aiscrokerdeis). Old word from aiscros (#Eph 5:12) and kerdos (#Php 1:21). "Making small gains in mean ways" (Parry). Not genuine in verse #3. In N.T. only here and #Tit 1:7 (of bishops).
