Bible Person

Andronicus

Meaning: a man excelling others · Male · 1 cross reference

Andronicus is the Jewish Christian greeted with Junia in Romans 16:7. Paul identifies him as a kinsman and fellow prisoner, and the verse presents the pair as believers of longstanding and recognized standing in the early church. First appears in Rom 16:7.1

AI summary: Andronicus matters because his single cross reference preserves Paul's high regard for a believer who had suffered imprisonment and was already in Christ before Paul. Romans 16:7 also uses language often translated either as saying that Andronicus and Junia were well known to the apostles or that they were outstanding among the apostles, so the verse has been read in more than one way. Taken together, the material presents Andronicus as a respected early Christian remembered for seniority, suffering, and recognized standing.1

Central Figure

Andronicus

Meaning: a man excelling others

Man-conquering, a Jewish Christian, the kinsman and fellowprisoner of Paul (Rom.