KJV dictionary & concordance
Men who hold the church office of deacon.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Philippians 1:1
Complete exact-word concordance
PAUL and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
¶ Paul and Timotheus the seruants of Iesus Christ, to all the Saints in Christ Iesus, which are at Philippi, with the Bishops and Deacons:
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Likewise must the Deacons bee graue, not double tongued, not giuen to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children, and their owne houses well.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Philippians 1:1 names deacons alongside bishops, and 1 Timothy 3:8-13 gives qualifications and expressly calls it the office of a deacon. This directly bounds the identity as an office rather than generic service.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
