Philologus
Christian in Rome
Philologus was a Christian in Rome whom Paul greeted in his letter to the Romans. His name means 'one who loves words' or 'scholar', and he is mentioned together with Julia and other believers in a house church in Rome.
Key events
Greeting from Paul
Paul sends greetings to Philologus along with Julia, Nereus and his sister, Olympas, and all the holy ones among them, indicating that they belonged to a house church in Rome.
15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
ἀσπάσασθε Φιλόλογον καὶ Ἰουλίαν, Νηρέα καὶ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ Ὀλυμπᾶν καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτοῖς πάντας ἁγίους.