How many times is Priscilla mentioned in the Bible?
The word Priscilla appears 5 times in the King James Version, in 5 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Priscilla 4 times.
Priscilla in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Priscilla counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Priscilla | 5 | 4 |
| Total | 5 | 4 |
What the name Priscilla means
Hitchcock lists Priscilla as the same name as Prisca, which he glosses as "ancient".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Priscilla most
Priscilla appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (3), then Romans (1) and 1 Corinthians (1).
First and last mention of Priscilla
And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Romans 16:3: counted in the KJV only
Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
Common questions
How many times is Priscilla in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 5 uses are in the Old Testament and 5 in the New Testament. Priscilla appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (3), then Romans (1) and 1 Corinthians (1).
Where is Priscilla first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Acts 18:2: "And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them." The last is 1 Corinthians 16:19.
What does the name Priscilla mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock lists Priscilla as the same name as Prisca, which he glosses as "ancient".
More word counts: Agrippa, Caesar, Magdalene, Iscariot, Belshazzar, Vashti, Nehemiah, Amos, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.