Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Deaconess

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1456642Easton's Bible Dictionary — DeaconessMatthew George Easton

Deaconess

  • Deaconess Rom. 16:1, 3, 12; Phil. 4:2, 3; 1 Tim. 3:11; 5:9, 10; Titus 2:3, 4). In these passages it is evident that females were then engaged in various Christian ministrations. Pliny makes mention of them also in his letter to Trajan (A.D. 110).