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DORCAS

(Gk. Dorkás) (also TABITHA)
(Aram. ṭĕḇîṯāʾ)

A common feminine nickname (“gazelle,”“deer”), suggesting a slave; the nickname of a highly regarded Christian woman in Joppa, known for good works and presented as a model disciple (Acts 9:36-43). The feminine form of “disciple” (Gk. mathḗtria) is used only here in the NT (it occurs in relation to Mary Magdalene in the Gospel of Peter) and suggests a special relationship to Jesus or an office, possibly leader of the order of widows in Joppa. Her “good works and acts of charity” parallel other women’s (Luke 8:1-3) and men’s (Acts 6:1-7) acts. Dorcas is raised from the dead by Peter, the first such miracle by an apostle (fulfilling Matt. 10:8). In Lukan male-female pairing, Dorcas receives more attention than Aeneas (Acts 9:32-35).

Bonnie Thurston






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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