# διακονία/diakonia
This word is a type of action. It is a noun.

* This word means service. It is used to talk about the action of serving someone.
* It sometimes is used to talk about the actions of a person who is serving others as an official in the church.
* It often is used to talk about actions of a common or humble nature, actions that a servant does for a master.
* It sometimes is used to talk about serving food and drinks to people who are eating.
* It sometimes is used to talk about the action of giving people what they need or doing for them what they need someone to do for them.
* Some scholars think it can be used to talk about the physical objects such as food and clothing that official church servants give to people who need them.