Greek word study
διακονία G1248
- Transliteration
- diakonía
- KJV glosses
- (ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try), office, relief, service(-ing)
Lexical summary
attendance (as a servant, etc.)
figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
attendance (as a servant, etc.)
figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information