CHLOE klō’ ĕ (Χλόη, G5951, meaning, verdure, green grass, an epithet of Demeter, frequently given to slaves, esp. to freedmen). A woman mentioned only in 1 Corinthians 1:11 whose people reported to Paul on conditions at Corinth. She was prob. a Christian, for information from such a source would find easier reception by the Corinthians and would be characteristic of Paul’s discretion. Having a heathen name does not prove non-Christian status (cf. Phoebe, Hermes, and Nereus, Rom 16:1, 14, 15). Chloe lived either at Corinth or Ephesus.

Bibliography G. G. Findlay, I Corinthians, EGT, II (n.d.), 763; F. R. M. Hitchcock, JTS XXV (1924), 163-167.