A female Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:12). She is spoken of as “beloved,” and as having “laboured much in the Lord.”
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Persis
Name meaning: same as Persia (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(a Persian woman), a Christian woman at Rome, (Romans 16:12) whom St. Paul salutes. (A.D. 55.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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