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).
·noun A female deacon. II. Deaconess ·noun A woman set apart for church work by a bishop. III. Dea...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The word diakonos is found in (Romans 16:1) (Authorized Version "servant") associated with a female ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary