Epaphras

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Greek [1], Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek [2]
Scripts Ἐπαφρᾶς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛp.ə.fɹəs/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Shortened form of Epaphroditos. In the New Testament this is the name of one of Paul's co-workers.

Related Names

Rootsepi + Aphrodite
VariantsEpaphroditos(Biblical Greek) Epaphroditos, Epaphroditus(Ancient Greek)
User SubmissionÉpaphras

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

Catholic saints, Orthodox saints, saints, water, wet

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g1889, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g1889.
  2. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἐπαφρᾶς.
Entry updated October 6, 2024