Word study · Greek
prostatis
patron, helper
Say it: pros-TAT-is (approximate)
προστάτις
What it means
A woman who stands before, a patron, protector, or benefactor. Paul says Phoebe "has been a helper of many, and of my own self" (16:2). It occurs only here, but the masculine form prostatēs was a recognized title for a patron in Roman society.
Range of meaning
- PatronA benefactor.
- HelperOne who stands by.
In Romans
- Chapter 16
"She herself also has been a helper of many" (16:2).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4368 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources