Bible Person
Meaning: shining; pure · Female · 1 cross reference
Phebe is the deacon or servant of the church at Cenchreae commended in Romans 16:1. She belongs to the network of trusted coworkers, patrons, and carriers who sustained the early church. First appears in Rom 16:1.1
Name meaning
shining; pure
Identity
female
First appears
Rom 16:1
AI summary: Phebe matters because her single cross reference presents a woman entrusted with real responsibility in the life of the churches and in Paul's own mission. The entry highlights practical service, protection, and generosity as central parts of Christian ministry. Taken together, the material presents Phebe as a trusted servant and benefactor in the early church.1
Central Figure
Phebe
Meaning: shining; pure
A “deaconess of the church at Cenchrea,” the port of Corinth.
Name meaning
shining; pure
Identity
female
A “deaconess of the church at Cenchrea,” the port of Corinth. She was probably the bearer of Paul’s epistle to the Romans. Paul commended her to the Christians at Rome; “for she hath been,” says he, “a succourer of many, and of myself also” (Rom. 16:1, 2). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
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| Rom |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.