...Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus.
Romans 16:11 ESV

As with Aristobulus, Paul greets the family of Narcissus, but apparently not Narcissus himself. There was a wealthy freedman named Tiberius Claudius Narcissus in the court of Emperor Claudius. Nero’s mother Agrippina forced him to commit suicide after the death of Claudius, shortly before this letter was written.

It’s remotely possible that Paul was addressing believers within this man’s house, but the name Narcissus was probably common, being derived from Greek mythology. Believers were likely a minority in his house and Narcissus was probably not among them, since Paul greets “those in the Lord who belong to the family”.

If this Narcissus truly was the same as Claudius’ advisor, then Paul might have worded the greeting in this way because giving specific names could have put their lives in danger.