Phoibe is the woman commended to the Roman recipients as a sister and servant of the assembly in Cenchreae.

The sole attested use identifies a woman whom the writer commends to the recipients, describing her in the verse as a sister and as a servant of the assembly in Cenchreae.

1. A woman commended to the recipients · dominant

   In Romans 16:1, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the clause of commendation addressed to the recipients. The APB renders the verse, "I commend to you, then, Phoebe our sister, who is also a servant of the assembly in Cenchreae."

   Romans 16:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 16:1, the APB presents the name as "Phoebe" within a commendation and describes the person as a sister and a servant of the assembly in Cenchreae. The verse is read as a whole.