Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ἐπαφρόδιτος
- Transliteration
- Epaphroditos
- Language
- Greek
- Part of speech
- N:N-M-P
- Indexed occurrences
- 2
Glosses
Epaphroditus
Lexicon definition
Ἐπαφρόδιτος, -ου, ὁ (i.e. charming); Epaphroditus: Php.2:5 4:18.† (AS)
SUBJECT · Complete Bible Study
Epaphroditus
Agreeable; handsome Epaphroditus is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “agreeable; handsome.” This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
- Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
- Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
- Historical Reference: concordance
- Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
- Historical Reference: Installed reference work
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- Name meaning
- agreeable; handsome According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Strong’s and original-language information
G1891
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
Ἐπαφρόδιτος
- Transliteration
- Epaphróditos
- Language
- Greek
- Indexed occurrences
- 2
Glosses
Epaphroditus
Lexicon definition
Epaphroditus, a Christian
Hebrew lexical coverage
No safely matched Hebrew Strong’s entry
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Complete dictionary entries
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Epaphroditus
agreeable; handsome
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Concordance
Strong's Concordance
Epaphroditus
Indexed occurrences: 2
Source: Strong's Concordance · View data sources
All Scripture references5 references
Topical Bible
Nave's Topical Bible
EPAPHRODITUS
Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for EPAPHRODITUS.
Indexed references: 3
Scripture references:
Source: Nave's Topical Bible · View data sources
Bible Names
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Epaphroditus
Meaning:
agreeable; handsome
Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources
Sources
- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
- Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
- Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
- Historical Reference: concordance
- Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
- Historical Reference: Installed reference work
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Topic
EPAPHRODITUS
Nave’s Topical Bible references for EPAPHRODITUS.
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Epaphroditus
agreeable; handsome
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Philippians, Epistle to
Was written by Paul during the two years when he was "in bonds" in Rome (Phil. 1:7-13), probably early in the year A.D. 62 or in the end of 61. The Philippians had sent Epaphroditus, their messenger, with contributions to meet the necessities of the apostle; and on his return Paul sent back with him this letter. With this precious communication Epaphroditus sets out on his homeward journey. "The joy caused by his return, and the effect of this wonderful letter when first read in the church of Philippi, are hidden from us. And we may almost say that with this letter the church itself passes from our view. To-day, in silent meadows, quiet cattle browse among the ruins which mark the site of what was once the flourishing Roman colony of Philippi, the home of the most attractive church of the apostolic age. But the name and fame and spiritual influence of that church will never pass. To myriads of men and women in every age and nation the letter written in a dungeon at Rome, and carried along the Egnatian Way by an obscure Christian messenger, has been a light divine and a cheerful guide along the most rugged paths of life" (Professor Beet). The church at Philippi was the first-fruits of European Christianity. Their attachment to the apostle was very fervent, and so also was his affection for them. They alone of all the churches helped him by their contributions, which he gratefully acknowledges (Acts 20:33-35; 2 Cor. 11:7-12; 2 Thess. 3:8). The pecuniary liberality of the Philippians comes out very conspicuously (Phil. 4:15). "This was a characteristic of the Macedonian missions, as 2 Cor. 8 and 9 amply and beautifully prove. It is remarkable that the Macedonian converts were, as a class, very poor (2 Cor. 8:2); and the parallel facts, their poverty and their open-handed support of the great missionary and his work, are deeply harmonious. At the present day the missionary liberality of poor Christians is, in proportion, really greater than that of the rich" (Moule's Philippians, Introd.). The contents of this epistle give an interesting insight into the condition of the church at Rome at the time it was written. Paul's imprisonment, we are informed, was no hindrance to his preaching the gospel, but rather "turned out to the furtherance of the gospel." The gospel spread very extensively among the Roman soldiers, with whom he was in constant contact, and the Christians grew into a "vast multitude." It is plain that Christianity was at this time making rapid advancement in Rome. The doctrinal statements of this epistle bear a close relation to those of the Epistle to the Romans. Compare also Phil. 3:20 with Eph. 2:12, 19, where the church is presented under the idea of a city or commonwealth for the first time in Paul's writings. The personal glory of Christ is also set forth in almost parallel forms of expression in Phil. 2:5-11, compared with Eph. 1:17-23; 2:8; and Col. 1:15-20. "This exposition of the grace and wonder of His personal majesty, personal self-abasement, and personal exaltation after it," found in these epistles, "is, in a great measure, a new development in the revelations given through St. Paul" (Moule). Other minuter analogies in forms of expression and of thought are also found in these epistles of the Captivity.
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Yoke-fellow
(Phil. 4:3), one of the apostle's fellow-labourers. Some have conjectured that Epaphroditus is meant. Wyckliffe renders the phrase "the german felowe", i.e., "thee, germane [=genuine] comrade." __________________________________________________________________
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