A Christian woman, saluted and praised by Paul (Romans 16:12) as having "laboured much in the Lord"; compare Priscilla' s ministrations as to Apollos (Acts 18:26).
Bibliography Information Fausset, Andrew Robert M.A., D.D., "Definition for 'Persis' Fausset's Bible Dictionary". bible-history.com - Fausset's; 1878.