"I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deaconess of the church at Cenchreae, that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, for she has been a helper of many and of myself as well" (Romans 16:1-2 RSV)
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Deaconess (and also deacon) comes from a Greek word diakonos (διακονος). This Greek word means a servant or helper and occurs frequently in the Christian New Testament of the Bible and is sometimes...
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Phoebe (Koine Greek ) was a Christian woman mentioned by the Apostle Paul in Romans 16:1. Some have interpreted the Greek "diakonos" to relate Phoebe as a deaconess, the most literal interpretation o...
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Was Phoebe ... A third argument put forth is that the use of a form of gune (translated "wives" or "women") in the midst of the qualifications for deacons suggests the office of deaconess.
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Lane Keister of Green Baggins has written a short refutation of those wanting to use Phoebe as a model for having female deacons. He deals with the Romans 16:1 passage very well. Click here to see Lane’s analysis. ... As women, we have so many ways that we can serve in the chuch without becoming a deaconess. I would love...
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Enlightened by grace; And taught the Faith by the chosen vessel of Christ, You were found worthy of the diaconate; And you carried Paul’s words to Rome. O Deaconess Phoebe, pray to Christ God that his Spirit may enlighten our souls!
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Let’s look at Romans 16:1-2. (RSV): 1: I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deaconess of the church at Cen’chre-ae, 2: that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, for she has been a helper of many and of myself as well.
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He calls her both prostasis (coach, usually used in reference to an Olympic trainer) and diakanon (literally, servant, by extension, deacon or deaconess). Phoebe is thought to have been the first deaconess, and Paul notes that she aided many in addition to helping him.
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Phoebe was a "servant" or a "deaconess" of the church. Is this word used in a general sense to indicate that she was a humble servant of the assembly or is it used in the more technical sense that she held an office in the church?
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