Achaia
: a Roman province located in Greece along the south coast of the Gulf of Corinth
Aquila
: the husband of Priscilla
Cenchreae
: the eastern port town of Corinth
Gallio
: the man who was deputy or proconsul of Achaia in Corinth.
Greek
: the language used by the people of Greece
Jews
: the people descended from Israel
Paul
: a man from Tarsus who persecuted the church but became a missionary and writer of 13 Epistles
Priscilla
: the wife of Aquila
Sosthenes
: the man in charge of the synagogue in Corinth who was beaten
Syria
: the country to the north of Palestine,a country of north western Mesopotamia