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G. Kittel, G. Friedrich, Ronald Pitkin, G. Bromiley (1972)
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
Horst Balz, G. Schneider (1990)
Exegetical dictionary of the New Testament
Abstract A scholarly consensus about the interpretation of the διακον - words has been in place for 70 years. The consensus maintains that early Christian writers adopted διακον - words because of their lowly connotations and imbued them with new meanings specific to Christian living and community arrangements. The new meanings had developed on the model of Jesus who came to serve others in self-giving love. A 1990 study of pre-Christian and early Christian Greek claimed to invalidate the consensus, a claim now supported in specialist publications. This paper extends sampling of usage into patristic usage. Implications for exegesis and ecclesiology are immediate.
Vigiliae Christianae – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2012
Keywords: διακονία; ministry; Diakonie ; service
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