Rom 16:1 | Abbott | STEP | A servant of the church. A class of female officers is supposed to have existed in the early Christian church. The name here translated servant corresponds to the word deaconess.—Cenchrea. This was the eastern port of Corinth,—that is, the one communicating with the Egean Sea,—and was at a distance of a few miles from the city. The mention of Phebe as the bearer of the Epistle, confirms the supposition that this Epistle was written while Paul was at Corinth.

Romans 16:1

A servant of the church. A class of female officers is supposed to have existed in the early Christian church. The name here translated servant corresponds to the word deaconess.—Cenchrea. This was the eastern port of Corinth,—that is, the one communicating with the Egean Sea,—and was at a distance of a few miles from the city. The mention of Phebe as the bearer of the Epistle, confirms the supposition that this Epistle was written while Paul was at Corinth.