Spike; an ear of corn, a convert at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:9).
stăchys, yos, f., = στάχυς, a plant , horsemint , Plin. 24, 15, 86, § 136. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
spike or ear of corn ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
a Christian at Rome, saluted by St. Paul in the Epistle to the Romans. (Romans 16:9) (A.D. 56.) ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary