Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1], Biblical Greek [2], Biblical
Scripts Νυμφᾶς(Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Short form of Nymphodoros. This name is mentioned briefly by Paul in his epistle to the Colossians in the New Testament. Alternatively, the Greek text might be read as Nympha referring to a woman. Some bible translations use Nymphas, others use Nympha.
Related Names
Feminine FormNymphodora(Ancient Greek)
Categories
Sources & References
- Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Νυμφᾶς.
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g3564, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g3564.
