Word study · lex.G4368
προστάτις prostatis
patroness · protectress · female guardian
Team definition
A feminine noun, the feminine counterpart of προστάτης (prostatēs), for a woman who stands as a patroness, protectress, or guardian. Rom 16:2 uses it of someone who has been this for many people and for the writer. The entry records that lexical range only.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 1
Senses
1. a patroness or protectress Rom 16:2
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. προστάτις (G4368)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G4368
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
διάκονος and προστάτις (16:1–2) Rom 16:1; Rom 16:2