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Ministration
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
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(Acts 6:1)
Neither Authorized Version nor Revised Version , except in the margin, indicates that ‘ministration’ (διακονία) in Acts 6:1 and ‘serve’ (διακονεῖν) in Acts 6:2 are cognate words; or that ‘ministration’ in Acts 6:1 is the same word as ‘ministry’ in Acts 6:4. The ‘ministration’ or ‘serving tables’ is the distribution of food at the common meals: tables of exchange for money cannot be meant. Hellenist converts complain that Hebrew distributors ‘overlooked’ Hellenist widows. The Twelve forth with initiate and regulate the first attempt at self-government made by the Church. They state the number and qualifications of the new officials, leave the election to the whole body of Christians, and ordain the elected.
A. Plummer.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Ministration'. Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdn/m/ministration.html. 1906-1918.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Ministration'. Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdn/m/ministration.html. 1906-1918.
