Bible Person

Stachys

Meaning: spike or ear of corn · Male · 1 cross reference

Stachys is one of the Christians greeted in Romans 16:9. He belongs to the network of ordinary believers whose faithful presence sustains the early church in Rome. First appears in Rom 16:9.1

AI summary: Stachys matters because his single cross reference preserves the personal texture of Paul's Roman greetings. The entry reminds the reader that the church's life was carried not only by famous leaders but by many known and valued believers. Taken together, the material presents Stachys as a remembered Christian in the Roman church.1

Central Figure

Stachys

Meaning: spike or ear of corn

Spike; an ear of corn, a convert at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom.