Paul sends greetings to Asyncritus in Romans 16:14. The name "Asyncritus" is

very rare. In the 6 volumes of the "Lexicon of Greek Personal Names" published

so far (2008) there are just 15 cases of this name, including its variants. This

represents just 0.0064% of known persons. One of these 15 is a Jewess called

"Anna, also called Asyncrition", found in an inscription from 4th or 5th century

Thessalonica.(1)

Anna's bi-name, "Asyncrition" is interpreted as "the incomparable one". It is

therefore possible that the "Asyncritus" of Rom. 16:14 is also a bi-name.

1. (1)IJO I no. Mac15.
   

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