Deacon

• Selected by the people — Acts 6:1
• Characteristics of — 1 Timothy 3:8
• 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

Topical outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897). The sub-headings are Nave's own.