Strong G4069Περσίς
Persis
- Transliteration
- Persis
- Pronunciation
- per-sece'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
A Persian woman;
Persis a Christian female: - Persis.
Persis a Christian female: - Persis.
Meaning of the name
Persis, "female Persian"
Detailed definition
1. Persian , (Aeschulus Tragicus), etc.
2. as Substantive, (.] (entry γῆ); Persis, Persia , now Farsistan , (Herdotus Historicus)
3. (entry γυνή); a Persian woman , (Xenophon Historicus)
4. (entry χλαῖνα); a Persian cloak , (Aristophanes Comicus)
(ML)
2. as Substantive, (.] (entry γῆ); Persis, Persia , now Farsistan , (Herdotus Historicus)
3. (entry γυνή); a Persian woman , (Xenophon Historicus)
4. (entry χλαῖνα); a Persian cloak , (Aristophanes Comicus)
(ML)
In the biblical story
Persis
Female Christian in Rome greeted by Paul
Persis, a beloved female Christian in Rome whom Paul greeted in his letter to the Romans.
In the Bible
Strong G4069 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- persis1
First verses
- Romans 16:12Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
1. Persian , [6th/5th c.BC (Aeschulus Tragicus)], etc.
2. as Substantive, (.] (entry γῆ); Persis, Persia , now Farsistan , [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)]
3. (entry γυνή); a Persian woman , [5th/4th c.BC (Xenophon Historicus)]
4. (entry χλαῖνα); a Persian cloak , [5th/4th c.BC (Aristophanes Comicus)]
(Middle Liddel)
2. as Substantive, (.] (entry γῆ); Persis, Persia , now Farsistan , [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)]
3. (entry γυνή); a Persian woman , [5th/4th c.BC (Xenophon Historicus)]
4. (entry χλαῖνα); a Persian cloak , [5th/4th c.BC (Aristophanes Comicus)]
(Middle Liddel)