Ἰουλία G2456
Julia, a Christian woman in Rome greeted by Paul
Julia is mentioned in Romans 16:15 among the believers Paul greets in Rome. She is listed alongside Philologus (possibly her husband or brother), Nereus and his sister, and Olympas. The name was common in Rome, particularly among slaves and freedwomen of the imperial household (gens Julia). Paul's greetings reveal the network of Christian community in Rome before his arrival. Nothing further is known about Julia beyond this reference. Translations transliterate the name: "Julia" (English/German), "Julie" (French), treating it as a proper noun without interpretive addition.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Paul's concluding greetings include Ἰουλίαν (Rom 16:15), a woman in the Roman Christian community. She appears with Philologus (likely related), Nereus and his sister, and Olympas—possibly a household or cell group. The name Julia was common in Rome, especially among those connected to the gens Julia (the imperial family). These greetings reveal the composition of early Roman Christianity: diverse, including both Jews and Gentiles, slaves and free. Translations simply transliterate: "Julia," "Julie," with no additional information available beyond her inclusion in Paul's greetings. 1×
AR["يُولِيَا،"]·ben["ইয়ুলিয়াকে,"]·DE["Julia"]·EN["Ioulian"]·FR["Julie"]·heb["יוּלִיָּה"]·HI["इऊलिया-को"]·ID["Yulia,"]·IT["Giulia"]·jav["Yulia,"]·KO["율리아"]·PT["Júlia,"]·RU["-Иулию"]·ES["a-Ioulían"]·SW["Yulia,"]·TR["İulias'a"]·urd["یولیا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἰουλία, -ας, ἡ Julia: Rom.16:15.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)