1. Persian , [6th/5th c.BC], etc. 2. as Subst., (.] (sub. γῆ); Persis, Persia , now Farsistan , [Refs 5th c.BC] 3. (sub. γυνή); a Persian woman , [5th/4th c.BC] 4. (sub. χλαῖνα); a Persian cloak , [5th/4th c.BC] (ML)
Thayer:
1) a Christian woman at Rome
Literal: Persis = "a Persian woman"
Περσίς
Persis
per-sece'
A Persian woman; Persis, a Christian female