Chloe Meaning in the Bible

Chloe is Greek Χλόη, 'young green shoot, new growth,' the tender blade that appears before the grain. In classical use it was an epithet of Demeter as goddess of the new harvest, which is why the name reached the New Testament already carrying an agricultural sense of fresh growth rather than a religious title.

She appears once, in a single clause: 'For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you' (1 Corinthians 1:11). That clause is why the letter exists. Chloe's household — her family, servants or workers — carried honest word to Paul about factions in Corinth, and Paul names his source rather than hiding it.

It is a small mention with real weight: a woman prominent enough that Paul could refer to 'the house of Chloe' and expect the Corinthians to know exactly whom he meant. As a modern name Chloe has been a top-100 fixture in the English-speaking world for two decades, usually chosen for its sound; the biblical link and the meaning of new growth are the parts most parents discover afterwards.