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John Gill's Exposition on Romans 16:15
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Salute Philologus, and Julia, etc..] The first of these is a Greek name, and the name of a man, and signifies a lover of learning. This name Atteius assumed to himself, which Eratosthenes had done before him, because of his great learning f289; this man is reckoned among the seventy disciples, and is said to be bishop of Sinope: (see Gill on “<421001>Luke 10:1”). Julia is a woman's name, and Roman, probably the wife of the former; one of Stephens's copies read, “Junia”: Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them; who all dwelt together also in one family; and were saints, by separation, imputation, and the effectual calling; were called to be saints, and lived as such, and had a place in the apostle's affections on that account: Nerio, or Neriene, according to Gellius f290, was a name with the Sabines, signifying “strength”, from whence came Nero; and Olympas is the same with Olympius, said to be of the seventy disciples, and a Roman martyr; (see Gill on “<421001>Luke 10:1”). It deserves some notice, that among all the persons here mentioned by name, known by the apostle to be at Rome, that he takes no notice of Peter; which surely he would have done, had he been, as the Papists say, bishop of Rome, and resided there.
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