Priscilla

Priscilla (also called Prisca, the more formal name) was the wife of Aquila, a Jewish tentmaker from Pontus, and one of Paul's most significant co-workers. The couple were expelled from Rome under Claudius's edict (c. 49 A.D.) and were living in Corinth when Paul arrived (Acts 18:2). They traveled with Paul to Ephesus (Acts 18:18), where they took the eloquent Apollos aside and "explained to him the way of God more accurately" (Acts 18:26). Notably, Priscilla's name precedes her husband's in several references (Acts 18:18, 26; Rom. 16:3; 2 Tim. 4:19), suggesting she may have been the more prominent or socially distinguished of the two. Paul calls them both his "fellow workers in Christ Jesus" who "risked their necks" for his life (Rom. 16:3–4).