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
