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διάκονος

diakonos

deacon, minister, servant

Used in Verses

Romans 16:1-7 📖 (Explore →)

v.1: Phoebe as diakonos — same word Paul uses for himself and male ministers

1 Timothy 3:8-13 📖 (Explore →)

Paul's use of γυναῖκας (not a feminine form of διάκονος, which did not exist in 1st-century Greek) alongside ὡσαύτως is his structurally-required way of introducing women deacons — paralleling his use of διάκονος for Phoebe in Rom 16:1

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