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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70033" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70033" /> == | ||
<p> [[Epaphroditus]] (''E-Păf'Ro-D'' ''Î'Tus'' ), ''Venus-Like, Beautiful.'' A [[Christian]] who was sent from Philippi with contributions for Paul, while prisoner at Rome. There he was sick; and a delightful view is afforded of the apostle's tenderness of spirit by the way in which he speaks of one so dear to himself, and to the Philippian believers. Philippians 2:25-30; Philippians 4:18. He was the bearer of the epistle to Philippi. Some have imagined that he was identical with Epaphras, because the one name is a contracted form of the other; but we have no sufficient grounds for such a conclusion. </p> | <p> [[Epaphroditus]] ( ''E-Păf'Ro-D'' ''Î'Tus'' ), ''Venus-Like, Beautiful.'' A [[Christian]] who was sent from Philippi with contributions for Paul, while prisoner at Rome. There he was sick; and a delightful view is afforded of the apostle's tenderness of spirit by the way in which he speaks of one so dear to himself, and to the Philippian believers. Philippians 2:25-30; Philippians 4:18. He was the bearer of the epistle to Philippi. Some have imagined that he was identical with Epaphras, because the one name is a contracted form of the other; but we have no sufficient grounds for such a conclusion. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16061" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16061" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39190" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39190" /> == | ||
<p> ( | <p> ( '''''Ε᾿Παφρόδιτος''''' '','' belonging ''To Aphrodite,'' or Venus), a messenger ( '''''Ἀπόστολος''''' ) of the Church at Philippi to the apostle Paul during his imprisonment at Rome, who was intrusted with their contributions for his support ( Philippians 2:25; Philippians 4:18). A.D. 57. Paul's high estimate of his character (see Evans, ''Script. Biog.'' 2:300) is shown by an accumulation of honorable epithets ( '''''Τὸν''''' '''''Ἀδελφόν''''' , '''''Καὶ''''' '''''Συνεργόν''''' , '''''Καὶ''''' '''''Συστρατιώτην''''' '''''Μου''''' ), and by fervent expressions of gratitude for his recovery from a dangerous illness brought on in part by a generous disregard of his per. sonal welfare in ministering to the apostle ( Philippians 2:30). Epaphroditus, on his return to Philippi, was the bearer of the epistle which forms part of the canon. [[Grotius]] and some other critics conjecture that Epaphroditus was the same as the [[Epaphras]] mentioned in the epistle to the Colossians (see Sirk. ''De Epaphrodito Philippensiumn Apostolo,'' Lips. 1741; Strohbach, De Epaphra Colossensi, Lips. 1710). But, though the latter name may be a contraction of the former, the fact that Epaphras was most probably in prison at the time, sufficiently marks the distinction of the persons. The name Epaphroditus was by no means uncommon (see Tacit. Ann. 15:55; Sueton. Domit. 14; Joseph. Life, 76), as Wetstein has shown (Nov. Test. Gr. 2:273). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3501" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3501" /> == | ||
<p> '''''ē̇''''' -'''''paf''''' -'''''rō̇''''' -'''''dı̄´tus''''' ( Ἐπαφρόδιτος , <i> '''''Epaphróditos''''' </i> , "lovely"): Mentioned only in Philippians 2:25; Philippians 4:18 . The name corresponds to the Latin Venustus (= handsome), and was very common in the Roman period. "The name occurs very frequently in inscriptions both Greek and Latin, whether at full length Epaphroditus, or in its contracted form Epaphras" (Lightfoot, <i> Philippians </i> , 123). Epaphroditus was the delegate of the Christian community at Philippi, sent with their gift to Paul during his first Roman imprisonment. Paul calls him "my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier." "The three words are arranged in an ascending scale: common sympathy, common work, common danger and toil and suffering" (Lightfoot, l.c.). On his arrival at Rome, Epaphroditus devoted himself to "the work of Christ," both as Paul's attendant and as his assistant in missionary work. So assiduously did he labor that he lost his health, and "was sick nigh unto death." He recovered, however, and Paul sent him back to Philippi with this letter to quiet the alarm of his friends, who had heard of his serious illness. Paul besought for him that the church should receive him with joy and hold him in honor. </p> | <p> ''''' ē̇ ''''' - ''''' paf ''''' - ''''' rō̇ ''''' - ''''' dı̄´tus ''''' ( Ἐπαφρόδιτος , <i> ''''' Epaphróditos ''''' </i> , "lovely"): Mentioned only in Philippians 2:25; Philippians 4:18 . The name corresponds to the Latin Venustus (= handsome), and was very common in the Roman period. "The name occurs very frequently in inscriptions both Greek and Latin, whether at full length Epaphroditus, or in its contracted form Epaphras" (Lightfoot, <i> Philippians </i> , 123). Epaphroditus was the delegate of the Christian community at Philippi, sent with their gift to Paul during his first Roman imprisonment. Paul calls him "my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier." "The three words are arranged in an ascending scale: common sympathy, common work, common danger and toil and suffering" (Lightfoot, l.c.). On his arrival at Rome, Epaphroditus devoted himself to "the work of Christ," both as Paul's attendant and as his assistant in missionary work. So assiduously did he labor that he lost his health, and "was sick nigh unto death." He recovered, however, and Paul sent him back to Philippi with this letter to quiet the alarm of his friends, who had heard of his serious illness. Paul besought for him that the church should receive him with joy and hold him in honor. </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15638" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15638" /> == | ||
