Bible Dictionary
Prisca
Prisca was the wife of Aquila and a fellow worker in the service of the church. She and Aquila helped instruct Apollos in the way of God.
Definition
Prisca, also called Priscilla, was the wife of Aquila and a woman active in the service of the church.
Biblical Usage
Prisca worked with Aquila in Christian service and helped instruct Apollos more accurately in the way of God.
Historical Background
Her name is placed before Aquila’s in several passages, which the supplied material takes as suggesting that she was the more energetic character of the two.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(ancient), (2 Timothy 4:19) or Priscil’la (a diminutive from Prisca), the wife of Aquila. [Aquila] To what has been said elsewhere under the head of Aquila the following may be added: We find that the name of the wife is placed before that of the husband in (Romans 16:3; 2 Timothy 4:19) and (according to some of the best MSS.) in (Acts 18:26) Hence we should be disposed to conclude that Priscilla was the more energetic character of the two. In fact we may say that Priscilla is the example of what the married woman may do for the general service of the Church, in conJunction with home duties, as Phoebe is the type of the unmarried servant of the Church, or deaconess.