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G1248 · διακονία

diakonía

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate)

KJV gloss list in the source

(ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try), office, relief, service(-ing)

Derivation recorded by Strong

from G1249 (διάκονος);

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