Where does “diakonia” come from?

diakonia (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος — servant, minister.

diakonia (Finnish): social work done by a church

Definitions

  1. social work done by a church

Ancestry of “diakonia”, step by step

diakonia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιᾱ́κονοςservant, minister

via Latin diaconia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiaconia—

Words derived from “diakonia”

Every word from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος →