{Euodia} (Euodian). This name means literally "prosperous
journey" (eu, hodos). It occurs in the inscriptions. {Syntyche}
(Suntuch(886e)). From suntugchan(935c), to meet with and so "pleasant
acquaintance" or "good-luck." Occurs in the inscriptions and
identified with Lydia by some. Klopper suggests that each of
these rival women had church assemblies in their homes, one a
Jewish-Christian church, the other a Gentile-Christian church.
Vincent doubts the great influence of women in Macedonia held by
Lightfoot who also suggests that these two were ladies of rank or
perhaps deaconesses of the church in Philippi. Schinz suggests
that in such a pure church even slight bickerings would make a
real disturbance. "It may have been accidental friction between
two energetic Christian women" (Kennedy).