dĭācŏnus, i (collat. form in plur.:
diacones, Vulg. Tim. 3, 8; 12: diaconibus, id. Phil. 1, 1), m., = διάκονος, in eccl. Lat., a servant or minister of the church, a deacon , Tert. Praescr. 3; Cod. Just. 1, 3, 6 et saep. — dĭācŏnissa , ae, f., a deaconess , Cod. Just. 1, 3, 9; Orell. Inscr. 4872 al.