Deacon

The Bible Text Cyclopedia · 1859 · p. 6

Phi. 1.1. 1 Tim. 3.8-12. Elsewhere translated servant and minister, Mat. 23.11. Mar. 10.43. Jno. 12.26. 1 Cor. 3.5. 1 The. 3.2. In Rom. 16.1, Phebe is called diakonos, servant of the church. See also Act. 6.1-6. See CHURCH GOVERNMENT.