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epaphras |
2 definitions found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Epaphras lovely, spoken of by Paul (Col. 1:7; 4:12) as "his dear fellow-servant," and "a faithful minister of Christ." He was thus evidently with him at Rome when he wrote to the Colossians He was a distinguished disciple, and probably the founder of the Colossian church. He is also mentioned in the Epistle to Philemon (1:23), where he is called by Paul his "fellow-prisoner." From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Epaphras, covered with foam
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