[dee-kuh
n] 
| 1. | (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest. |
| 2. | (in other churches) an appointed or elected officer having variously defined duties. |
| 3. | (in Freemasonry) either of two officers in a masonic lodge. |
| 4. | to pack (vegetables or fruit) with only the finest pieces or the most attractive sides visible. |
| 5. | to falsify (something); doctor. |
| 6. | to castrate (a pig or other animal). |
| 7. | to read aloud (a line of a psalm, hymn, etc.) before singing it. |
konos servant, minister, deacon, equiv. to diā- dia- + -konos service