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Help[Facts] Junias
The entry for Junias only states that it is the name of Junia interpreted as a male name in Catholic and older Protestant Bibles.
This is not only partly incorrect (there are Catholic Bibles that refer to her as Junia), but it also overlooks many interesting facts.
Some points I would suggest including:
*Junia or Junias is mentioned in Romans 16:7 (together with Andronicus depending on translation they are either described as apostels or just as known to them.)
*In early writings the name appears in greek without accentuation in the accusative: ΙΟΥΝΙΑΝ / IOUNIAN. The lack of accentuation makes the accusative form ambiguous and potentially applicable to male names as well the most common male interpretation being Junias. However, Junias was not used as a name during this time, and in later texts, the name was clearly accentuated as Junia and commonly known as feminine. The interpretation of it as a masculine name only began during the Middle Ages in the Western Church (in the Eastern Church, there has been less debate about her gender, with most scholars viewing her as a woman).
* Scholars who believe that the person mentioned in the Bible was a man often consider Junias as a shortening or nickname of Junianus, so I would suggest linking not only to Junia but also to Junianus. (It's worth noting that the name has also been used outside the Bible although rarely so, from 2010-2023 it was given to around 50 boys in Germany.)
This is not only partly incorrect (there are Catholic Bibles that refer to her as Junia), but it also overlooks many interesting facts.
Some points I would suggest including:
*Junia or Junias is mentioned in Romans 16:7 (together with Andronicus depending on translation they are either described as apostels or just as known to them.)
*In early writings the name appears in greek without accentuation in the accusative: ΙΟΥΝΙΑΝ / IOUNIAN. The lack of accentuation makes the accusative form ambiguous and potentially applicable to male names as well the most common male interpretation being Junias. However, Junias was not used as a name during this time, and in later texts, the name was clearly accentuated as Junia and commonly known as feminine. The interpretation of it as a masculine name only began during the Middle Ages in the Western Church (in the Eastern Church, there has been less debate about her gender, with most scholars viewing her as a woman).
* Scholars who believe that the person mentioned in the Bible was a man often consider Junias as a shortening or nickname of Junianus, so I would suggest linking not only to Junia but also to Junianus. (It's worth noting that the name has also been used outside the Bible although rarely so, from 2010-2023 it was given to around 50 boys in Germany.)
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