Aquila

Gender: Male

Years: 54 - 66

Dictionary Text: Eagle, a native of Pontus, by occupation a tent-maker, whom Paul met on his first visit to Corinth. Along with his wife Priscilla he had fled from Rome in consequence of a decree by Claudius commanding all Jews to leave the city. Paul sojourned with him at Corinth, and they wrought together at their common trade, making Cilician hair-cloth for tents. On Paul’s departure from Corinth after eighteen months, Aquila and his wife accompanied him to Ephesus, where they remained, while he proceeded to Syria,. When they became Christians we are not informed, but in Ephesus they were Paul’s “helpers in Christ Jesus.” We find them afterwards at Rome, interesting themselves still in the cause of Christ. They are referred to some years after this as being at Ephesus. This is the last notice we have of them.

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Verses

• Acts 18:18: And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
• Romans 16:3: Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
• Acts 18:2: And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
• Acts 18:26: And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
• 1 Corinthians 16:19: The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
• 2 Timothy 4:19: Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.