G1248 – diakonia – διακονία – (ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try), office, relief, service(-ing)

Strong’s ID:
G1248
Greek Word:
διακονία
Transliteration:
diakonia
Pronunciation:
dee-ak-on-ee’-ah
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage Count:
34
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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

from ; attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or techn. of the diaconate):—(ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try), office, relief, service(-ing).

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) service, ministering, especially of those who execute the commands of others
2) of those who by the command of God proclaim and promote religion among men
2a) of the office of Moses
2b) of the office of the apostles and its administration
2c) of the office of prophets, evangelists, elders etc.
3) the ministration of those who render to others the offices of Christian affection especially those who help meet need by either collecting or distributing of charities
4) the office of the deacon in the church
5) the service of those who prepare and present food

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.