How to Pronounce Phebe
FEE-bee
Phebe is pronounced FEE-bee (ˈfiːbiː): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Phebe mean?
Phebe means “shining; pure”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Phebe?
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).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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