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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Persis

Persis [N] [H] [S]

a female Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes ( Romans 16:12 ). She is spoken of as "beloved," and as having "laboured much in the Lord."

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Persis". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Persis

Persis [N] [E] [S]

same as Persia
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Persis'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Persis

Persis [N] [E] [H]

(a Persian woman ), a Christian woman at Rome, ( Romans 16:12 ) whom St. Paul salutes. (A.D. 55.)

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Persis'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Persis

PERSIS

pur'-sis (Persis):

The name of a female member of the Christian community at Rome, to whom Paul sent greetings (Romans 16:12). Paul designates her "the beloved, who labored much in the Lord." The name is not found in inscriptions of the imperial household, but it occurs as the name of a freedwoman (CIL, VI, 23, 959).

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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PERSIS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.