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Prisca

(ancient), (2 Timothy 4:19) or Priscil’la (a diminutive from Prisca), the wife of Aquila. [Aquila] To what has been said elsewhere under the head of Aquila the following may be added: We find that th…

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(ancient), (2 Timothy 4:19) or Priscil’la (a diminutive from Prisca), the wife of Aquila. ) in (Acts 18:26) Hence we should be disposed to conclude that Priscilla was the more energetic character of the two. In fact we may say that Priscilla is the example of what the married woman may do for the general service of the Church, in conJunction with home duties, as Phoebe is the type of the unmarried servant of the Church, or deaconess.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

PRIS'CA (ancient), 2 Tim 4:19, or PRISCIL'LA, Acts 18:2, 1 Sam 30:18, Acts 11:26; Rom 16:3; 1 Cor 16:19, was the wife of Aquila, and partook with him not only in the exercise of hospitality in their house, but also in his labors for the Christian Church.

Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)

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