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    Sybil

    SIB-il

    Greek
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Prophetess; Oracle; Seer
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Sybil does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Prophetess; Oracle; Seer", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Sybil.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1920s (0.036% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Sybil speaks as the Spirit pours out — daughters prophesying, visions seen, the last days outpouring upon all flesh without distinction.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Joel 2:28

      "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions."

    • Acts 2:17

      "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy."

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