Deacon
//ˈdiːkən//
Translations of "deacon" (51 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | diaken(designated minister of charity in the early Church) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | διάκονος(designated minister of charity in the early Church) | diákonos | |
| Arabic | شَمَّاس(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | šammās | |
| Armenian | սարկավագ(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | sarkavag | |
| Belarusian | дыя́кан(designated minister of charity in the early Church) | dyjákan | |
| Bulgarian | дя́кон(designated minister of charity in the early Church), дя́кон(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | djákon, djákon | |
| Catalan | diaca(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diaca(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), diaca(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| Cherokee | ᎠᏯᏙᎯᎯ(designated minister of charity in the early Church) | ayadohihi | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 執事 /执事(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | zap¹ si⁶ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 助祭(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), 執事 /执事(designated minister of charity in the early Church), 執事 /执事(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), 執事 /执事(lay leader of a Protestant congregation), 執事牧師 /执事牧师(designated minister of charity in the early Church), 輔祭 /辅祭(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | zhùjì, zhíshì, zhíshì, zhíshì, zhíshì mùshī, fǔjì | |
| Czech | diákon(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), jáhen(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Danish | diakon(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diakon(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Dutch | diaken(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diaken(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), diaken(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| Esperanto | diakono(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diakono(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Finnish | diakoni(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diakoni(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), diakoni(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| French | diaconesse(lay leader of a Protestant congregation), diacre(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diacre(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), diacre(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| German | Diakon(designated minister of charity in the early Church), Diakon(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), Diakon(lay leader of a Protestant congregation), Diakonin(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃(designated minister of charity in the early Church) | diakaunus | |
| Greek | διάκονος(designated minister of charity in the early Church) | diákonos | |
| Hungarian | diakónus(designated minister of charity in the early Church) | — | |
| Icelandic | djákni(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| Indonesian | diaken(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diaken(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), diaken(lay leader of a Protestant congregation), diakon(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diakon(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Irish | deagánach(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Italian | diacono(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diacono(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), diacono(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| Japanese | 助祭(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), 執事(designated minister of charity in the early Church), 執事(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), 執事(lay leader of a Protestant congregation), 輔祭(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | josai, shitsuji, shitsuji, shitsuji, hosai | |
| Korean | 보제(designated minister of charity in the early Church), 보제(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), 부제(designated minister of charity in the early Church), 부제(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), 집사(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | boje, boje, buje, buje, jipsa | |
| Latin | diāconus(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diāconus(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Macedonian | ѓа́кон(designated minister of charity in the early Church), ѓа́кон(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | ǵákon, ǵákon | |
| Maltese | djaknu(designated minister of charity in the early Church), djaknu(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), djakunu(designated minister of charity in the early Church), djakunu(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Māori | rīkona(designated minister of charity in the early Church), rīkona(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), rīkona(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| Norman | diacre(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diacre(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), diacre(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | diakon(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diakon(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | diakon(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diakon(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Old Armenian | սարկաւագ(designated minister of charity in the early Church), սարկաւագ(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | sarkawag, sarkawag | |
| Old Slovak | jáhen(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Persian | شماس(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | šammâs | |
| Plautdietsch | Eltesta(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| Polish | diakon(designated minister of charity in the early Church) | — | |
| Portuguese | diácono(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diácono(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), diácono(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| Romanian | diacon(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diacon(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), diacon(lay leader of a Protestant congregation) | — | |
| Russian | диа́кон(designated minister of charity in the early Church), диа́кон(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), дья́кон(designated minister of charity in the early Church), дья́кон(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | diákon, diákon, dʹjákon, dʹjákon | |
| Sicilian | jàcunu(designated minister of charity in the early Church) | — | |
| Slovak | diakon(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Spanish | diácono(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diácono(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Swahili | dikoni(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), shemasi(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Swedish | diakon(designated minister of charity in the early Church), diakon(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Tagalog | diyakono(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — | |
| Thai | สังฆานุกร(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | sǎng-kaa-nú-gɔɔn | |
| Turkish | diyakoz(designated minister of charity in the early Church) | — | |
| Ukrainian | дия́кон(designated minister of charity in the early Church), дяк(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | dyjákon, djak | |
| Vietnamese | chấp sự(designated minister of charity in the early Church), chấp sự(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), phó tế(designated minister of charity in the early Church), phó tế(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), thầy sáu(clergyman ranked directly below a priest), trợ tế(clergyman ranked directly below a priest) | — |
diaken
diaca, diaca, diaca
助祭, 執事 /执事, 執事 /执事, 執事 /执事, 執事牧師 /执事牧师, 輔祭 /辅祭
zhùjì, zhíshì, zhíshì, zhíshì, zhíshì mùshī, fǔjì
diákon, jáhen
diakon, diakon
diaken, diaken, diaken
diakono, diakono
diakoni, diakoni, diakoni
diaconesse, diacre, diacre, diacre
Diakon, Diakon, Diakon, Diakonin
diakónus
djákni
diaken, diaken, diaken, diakon, diakon
deagánach
diacono, diacono, diacono
diāconus, diāconus
djaknu, djaknu, djakunu, djakunu
rīkona, rīkona, rīkona
diacre, diacre, diacre
diakon, diakon
diakon, diakon
jáhen
Eltesta
diakon
diácono, diácono, diácono
diacon, diacon, diacon
jàcunu
diakon
diácono, diácono
dikoni, shemasi
diakon, diakon
diyakono
diyakoz
chấp sự, chấp sự, phó tế, phó tế, thầy sáu, trợ tế
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