A.service, Th.1.133 (pl.), Pl.R.371c, etc.; “οὔκ ἐστι ταῦτ᾽ ἀρχή, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπιμέλειά τις καὶ δ.” Aeschin.3.13.
2. attendance on a duty, ministration, D.18.206; ἡ δ. ἡ καθημερινή, of ministering to external wants, Act.Ap.6.1; but also ἡ δ. τοῦ λόγου ib.4, cf. 1.17, etc.
II. body of servants or attendants, Plb.15.25.21.