(Servant, waiter)
(One charged with the temporal affairs of the local congregation)
Selected by the people
[Acts 6:1-6];
Characteristics of
[1 Timothy 3:8-13];
The Greek word (diakonos) translated "deacon" means servant, and is so translated in
[Matthew 23:11]; [John 12:26];
Also translated "minister,"
[Mark 10:43]; [1 Corinthians 3:5]; [1 Thessalonians 3:2];