> -----Original Message-----
> From: dalvord@... [mailto:dalvord@...]
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 9:10 AM
>
> I swore there was a verse in the bible that had the word
> "Deaconess" but my PC search doesn't show it to me.  Am I senile
> or spelled it wrong?  I see Phoebe Rom 16:1 described as a
> servant of the church at Cenchrea.

In this case the word has been translated servant rather than transliterated
deacon.  The Greek word "deacon" can mean servant.

Chris