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