This proper name identifies one of the seven men selected in Acts 6 to serve the Greek-speaking widows in the Jerusalem church. Prochorus is listed second among the seven, all of whom had Greek names, suggesting they were Hellenistic Jews chosen to address the cultural tensions in the early community. Nothing else is known about Prochorus from Scripture, though later tradition claimed he became a companion of the apostle John. The name means something like 'leader of the dance' or 'chorus leader,' a fitting name for someone serving in the church's communal life.