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The Greek word for Administration is diakonia {dee-ak-on-ee'-ah}.   

It means:

1) service, ministering, esp. of those who execute the commands of others

2) of those who by the command of God proclaim and promote religion among men

          a) of the office of Moses

          b) of the office of the apostles and its administration

          c) of the office of prophets, evangelists, elders etc.

3) the ministration of those who render to others the offices of Christian affection esp. those who help meet need by either collecting or distributing of charities

4) the office of the deacon in the church

5) the service of those who prepare and present food

It appears, translated in the KJV 34 times in the following variations:  ministry 16 times, ministration 6 times, ministering 3 times, and misc 9;

Derived from the root word diakonos {dee-ak'-on-os}, which is probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands), other meanings include:

1) one who executes the commands of another, esp. of a master, a servant, attendant, minister

          a) the servant of a king

          b) a deacon, one who, by virtue of the office assigned to him by the church, cares for the poor and has charge of and distributes the money collected for their use

          c) a waiter, one who serves food and drink

This translation appears in the KJV in 31 variations minister 20, servant 8, deacon 3;


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