Bible Dictionary
Jewess
A Jewess is a woman of Hebrew or Jewish birth. Eunice, Timothy’s mother, and Drusilla, Felix’s wife, are examples named in the New Testament.
Definition
A Jewess is a woman of Hebrew or Jewish birth, without distinction of tribe.
Biblical Usage
The New Testament describes Eunice, the mother of Timothy, and Drusilla, the wife of Felix, as Jewesses or women of Jewish birth.
Historical Background
The designation concerns Hebrew birth rather than membership in a particular tribe.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A woman of Hebrew birth, as Eunice, the mother of Timothy (Acts 16:1; 2 Tim. 1:5), and Drusilla (Acts 24:24), wife of Felix, and daughter of Herod Agrippa I.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
a woman of Hebrew birth, without distinction of tribe. (Acts 16:1; 24:24)