Chloe is a woman's name meaning 'green shoot' or 'young verdure' in Greek, often associated with Demeter/fertility. Paul mentions her in 1 Corinthians when citing his source of information about divisions in the Corinthian church: 'it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you.' Whether Chloe herself was a believer, a church patron, or simply the head of a household whose members brought news to Paul is uncertain, but the reference shows Paul's transparency about his sources and indicates that women could head households with sufficient autonomy and connection to the apostle to relay important information.