Lexicon Priska: Prisca, a Christian and the wife of Aquila Original Word: Πρίσκα, ης, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Priska Phonetic Spelling: (pris'-kah) Short Definition: Prisca, Priscilla Definition: Prisca, Priscilla, the former being the more correct and formal name, the latter a diminutive and more familiar; a Roman lady, probably of good birth, wife of the Jewish Christian Aquila. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof Latin origin DefinitionPrisca, a Christian and the wife of Aquila NASB TranslationPrisca (3), Priscilla (3).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4251: ΠρίσκαΠρίσκα, ἡ (accusative, Πρίσκαν), Prisca (a Latin name (literally, 'ancient')), a Christian woman, wife of Aquila (concerning whom see Ἀκύλας): Romans 16:3 G L T Tr WH; 1 Corinthians 16:19, Lachmann's stereotyped edition; T Tr WH; 2 Timothy 4:19. She is also called by the diminutive name Πρίσκιλλα (better (with all editions) Πρίσκιλλα, see Chandler § 122; Etym. Magn. 19, 50f) (cf. Livia, Livilla; Drusa, Drusilla; Quinta, Quintilla; Secunda, Secundilla): Acts 18:2, 18, 26; besides, Romans 16:3 Rec.; 1 Corinthians 16:19 R G L.
Strong's Prisca, Priscilla Of Latin origin; feminine of Priscus, ancient; Priska, a Christian woman -- Prisca. See also Priscilla. see GREEK Priscilla |
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