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Her mention has been the subject of much scholarly discussion, particularly regarding her role and status within the early Christian community.<br><br><b>Biblical Reference:</b> <br>Junia is referenced in <a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Romans 16:7</a>, where Paul writes, "Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was" (Berean Standard Bible). This verse is significant as it highlights Junia's prominence and her association with the apostles.<br><br><b>Name and Gender:</b> <br>The name "Junia" is of Latin origin and is widely recognized as a feminine name. Historically, there has been debate over whether Junia was a woman or if the name should be read as "Junias," a masculine form. However, the overwhelming consensus among early church fathers and modern scholars is that Junia was indeed a woman. The feminine form is supported by the grammatical structure in the Greek text and the historical context of the name.<br><br><b>Role and Status:</b> <br>Junia is described as "outstanding among the apostles," a phrase that has sparked considerable discussion. The term "apostle" in the New Testament context can refer to the original twelve apostles or to other early Christian missionaries and leaders who were sent out to spread the Gospel. The phrase suggests that Junia was highly regarded within the apostolic community, indicating a significant role in the early Church.<br><br><b>Historical and Theological Implications:</b> <br>The acknowledgment of Junia as an apostle has important implications for understanding the role of women in the early Church. Her mention by Paul suggests that women held positions of leadership and influence in the nascent Christian movement. This challenges certain modern perceptions of gender roles within the Church and highlights the inclusivity of the early Christian community.<br><br><b>Church Tradition and Interpretation:</b> <br>Throughout church history, Junia has been recognized as a saint in various Christian traditions. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and some Protestant denominations honor her memory. Her feast day is celebrated on May 17 in the Eastern Orthodox Church.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>Junia's mention in <a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Romans 16:7</a> provides valuable insight into the early Christian community and the roles women played within it. Her recognition as "outstanding among the apostles" underscores the diverse and inclusive nature of the early Church, where both men and women contributed to the spread of the Gospel and the establishment of Christian communities.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Junia</span><p>youth<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Junia</span><p>(<i>belonging to Juno</i>), a Christian at Rome, mentioned by St. Paul as one of his kinsfolk and fellow prisoners, of note among the apostles, and in Christ before St. Paul. (<a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Romans 16:7</a>) (A.D. 55).<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>(<a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Romans 16:7</a>), a Christian at Rome to whom Paul sends salutations along with Andronicus. <a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2458.htm"><span class="l">2458. Iounias -- Junias, a kinsman of Paul</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Junias, a kinsman of Paul. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Iounias<br> Phonetic Spelling: (ee-oo-nee'-as) Short Definition: <b>Junia</b> Definition: <b>Junia</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2458.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/bangs/an_alphabetical_list_of_m_e_preachers/letter_w.htm"><span class="l">Letter W</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Hiram G. "Received 1818, Located 1828 * Warner, Horace A. "Received 1830, Located<br> 1837 * Warner, Jesse "Received 1837 * Warner, <b>Junia</b> "Received 1832 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter w.htm</font><p><a href="/library/burgon/the_causes_of_the_corruption_of_the_traditional_text/introduction.htm"><span class="l">Introduction.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of the Gentiles had met in Greece and elsewhere: but there are reasons to shew that<br> some at least of them, such as Andronicus and Junias or <b>Junia</b> [8] and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../burgon/the causes of the corruption of the traditional text/introduction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_acts_and_romans/homily_xxxi_rom_xvi_5.htm"><span class="l">Rom. xvi. 5</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Ver.7. "Salute Andronicus and <b>Junia</b> my kinsmen.". This also looks like an encomium.<br> And what follows is much more so. And what sort is this of? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xxxi rom xvi 5.htm</font><p><a href="/library/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_3_of_the_teachers.htm"><span class="l">Of the Teachers and Ministers of the Church. Their Election and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The same name, indeed, is given by Paul to Andronicus and <b>Junia</b>, who, he says, were<br> "of note among the apostles" (Rom.16:7); but when he would speak properly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 3 of the teachers.htm</font><p><a href="/library/burbidge/the_kingdom_of_heaven_what_is_it/chapter_x_the_communion_of.htm"><span class="l">The Communion of Saints.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Thus S. Paul sends greeting to certain, who had been converted before himself, in<br> these words, "Salute Andronicus and <b>Junia</b> who were in Christ before me <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../burbidge/the kingdom of heaven what is it/chapter x the communion of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/drummond/introduction_to_the_new_testament/the_epistle_to_the_romans.htm"><span class="l">The Epistle to the Romans</span></a> <br><b>...</b> twenty-two persons named in verses 6-15, not one can be shown to have been at Ephesus;<br> while (1) Urbanus, Rufus, Ampliatus, Julia and <b>Junia</b> are specifically <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../drummond/introduction to the new testament/the epistle to the romans.htm</font><p><a href="/library/schaff/history_of_the_christian_church_volume_i/section_36_christianity_in_rome.htm"><span class="l">Christianity in Rome.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Comp. on this subject 26, pp. 254 sqq. [496] Rom. 16:7, "Salute Andronicus and<br> Junias (or <b>Junia</b>), my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners who ... <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 36 christianity in rome.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/j/junia.htm"><span class="l"><b>Junia</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (Romans 16:7), a Christian at Rome to whom Paul sends salutations along with<br> Andronicus. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Junia</b> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/junia.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jungle.htm"><span class="l">Jungle (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jungle.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kinsmen.htm"><span class="l">Kinsmen (74 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Romans 16:7 Salute Andronicus and <b>Junia</b>, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who<br> are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kinsmen.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/noted.htm"><span class="l">Noted (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Romans 16:7 Give my love to Andronicus and <b>Junia</b>, my relations, who were in prison<br> with me, who are noted among the Apostles, and who were in Christ before me. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/noted.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jumping.htm"><span class="l">Jumping (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> are sent by Paul at the close of his letter to the Romans (Romans 16:7). The name<br> may be masculine, Junias, a contraction of Junianus, or feminine <b>Junia</b>; it is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jumping.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/junias.htm"><span class="l">Junias (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/junias.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/latin.htm"><span class="l">Latin (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> words in the New Testament: In particular Latin proper names like Aquila, Cornelius,<br> Claudia, Clemens, Crescens, Crispus, Fortunatus, Julia, <b>Junia</b>, etc., even <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/latin.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/imprisonment.htm"><span class="l">Imprisonment (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> WEY NAS RSV NIV). Romans 16:7 and to Andronicus and <b>Junia</b>, my countrymen,<br> who once shared my imprisonment. They are of note among <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/imprisonment.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fellow-prisoners.htm"><span class="l">Fellow-prisoners (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Romans 16:7 Salute Andronicus and <b>Junia</b>, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who<br> are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fellow-prisoners.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/relations.htm"><span class="l">Relations (92 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Romans 16:7 Give my love to Andronicus and <b>Junia</b>, my relations, who were in prison<br> with me, who are noted among the Apostles, and who were in Christ before me. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/relations.htm - 32k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Junia-Junias-apostle.html">Was Junia/Junias a female apostle? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/apostleship.html">What are the biblical qualifications for apostleship? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/questions-about-Romans.html">Questions about Romans | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Junia (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Romans 16:7</a></span><br />Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/j/junia.htm">Junia</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/j/junia--a_relative_of_paul.htm">Junia: A Relative of Paul</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jungle.htm">Jungle (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kinsmen.htm">Kinsmen (74 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/noted.htm">Noted (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jumping.htm">Jumping (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/junias.htm">Junias (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/latin.htm">Latin (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/imprisonment.htm">Imprisonment (15 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fellow-prisoners.htm">Fellow-prisoners (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/relations.htm">Relations (92 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/christians.htm">Christians (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/countrymen.htm">Countrymen (60 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/salute.htm">Salute (48 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shared.htm">Shared (21 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/note.htm">Note (129 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/ministry.htm">Ministry (44 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/longer.htm">Longer (373 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/myself.htm">Myself (395 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/standing.htm">Standing (334 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/love.htm">Love (703 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/j/jungle.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jungle"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jungle" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/j/junia--a_relative_of_paul.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Junia: A Relative of Paul"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Junia: A Relative of Paul" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>