Epenetus
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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Epene'tus. (Praiseworthy). A Christian at Rome, greeted by St. Paul in Romans 16:5, and designated as his beloved, and the first-fruit of Asia unto Christ .
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [2]
Saluted by Paul in his epistle to Rome, Romans 16:5 , and called "the firstfruits of Achaia," that is, one of his first converts there. Many manuscripts and versions read Asia instead of Achaia.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [4]
Epene´tus, a Christian resident at Rome when Paul wrote his Epistle to the Church in that city, and one of the persons to whom he sent special salutations . In the received text he is spoken of as being 'the first fruits of Achaia;' but 'the first fruits of Asia' is the reading of another MSS.
