Euodias
Εὐοδία/yoo-OH-dee-uh/
“Good journey, prosperous journey, or fragrant”
Summary
A Christian woman at Philippi whom Paul urges to be reconciled with her fellow believer Syntyche.
☩At Philippi
Euodia (the correct form; Euodias is masculine) was a Christian woman at Philippi who had some disagreement with another woman named Syntyche. Paul addresses them both by name, beseeching each one separately to 'be of the same mind in the Lord.' He describes them as women who 'labored with me in the gospel,' indicating they had played significant roles in the church's founding and growth. At Philippi, women were the first hearers of the gospel and Lydia the first convert, so these women likely held positions of influence in the congregation.
Key verses:Philippians 4:2-3
Related Verses1 mention
Philippians· 1 verse
References
- 1.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Euodias," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).