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Junia
A relative and fellow-prisoner of Paul, greeted with Andronicus as noted among the apostles.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
Family & lineage
Life, role & deeds
ScholarlyPaul greets Junia as 'outstanding among the apostles'. The name is feminine, and was read as a woman's by the early church — John Chrysostom marvelled that a woman was so called an apostle. Only from the Middle Ages was it re-accented as a man's name, 'Junias', otherwise unknown; modern critical editions have restored Junia.