Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(shining). A servant of the church at Cenchrea (Rom. 16:1-2).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
A christian woman commended by the apostle to the saints at Rome as “a servant of the church.” He desired that they should assist her in anything in which she needed their aid. She had been a succorer of many and of Paul. The word for “servant” is διἀκονος, “deaconess,” but may not imply any official service (Rom. 16:1).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Meaning:
feminine of φοῖβος (bright; probably akin to the base of 5457); Phoebe, a Christian woman
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
radiant
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Pure; chaste; shining as the moon:―a Christian woman, Rom. 16:1. {Pura; casta, radians ut luna}