Epaphras (3 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Colossians 1:7 even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Philemon 1:23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Thesaurus

Epaphras (3 Occurrences)
...EPAPHRAS. ep'-a-fras (Epaphras): A contracted form of Epaphroditus. He must not,
however, be confounded with the messenger of the Philippian community. ...
/e/epaphras.htm - 9k

Ep'aphras (3 Occurrences)
Ep'aphras. << Epaphras, Ep'aphras. Epaphroditus >>. ... (See RSV). Philemon 1:23 Epaphras,
my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, (See RSV). ...
/e/ep'aphras.htm - 7k

Colossae (1 Occurrence)
... his imprisonment. From Colossians 1:7; 4:12 it has been concluded that Epaphras
was the founder of the Colossian church. This town ...
/c/colossae.htm - 9k

Greets (9 Occurrences)
... Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a bondservant of Jesus Christ,
sends greetings to you, always wrestling on your behalf in his prayers, that ...
/g/greets.htm - 8k

Sends (94 Occurrences)
... Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a bondservant of Jesus Christ,
sends greetings to you, always wrestling on your behalf in his prayers, that ...
/s/sends.htm - 32k

Salutes (7 Occurrences)
... Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always
striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete ...
/s/salutes.htm - 8k

Saluteth (7 Occurrences)
... Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you,
always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and ...
/s/saluteth.htm - 8k

Epistle (13 Occurrences)
... on the face of it, to the church at COLOSSAE (which see), a town in the Lycus valley
where the gospel had been preached most probably by Epaphras (Colossians 1 ...
/e/epistle.htm - 101k

Greetings (48 Occurrences)
... Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a bondservant of Jesus Christ,
sends greetings to you, always wrestling on your behalf in his prayers, that ...
/g/greetings.htm - 18k

Salute (48 Occurrences)
... Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always
striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete ...
/s/salute.htm - 19k

Greek

1889. Epaphras -- Epaphras, a Christian
... << 1888, 1889. Epaphras. 1890 >>. Epaphras, a Christian. Part of Speech:
Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Epaphras Phonetic Spelling ...
/greek/1889.htm - 6k

1891. Epaphroditos -- Epaphroditus, a Christian
... Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Epaphroditos Phonetic Spelling: (ep-af-rod'-ee-
tos) Short Definition: Epaphroditus Definition: Epaphras, Epaphroditus, a ...
/greek/1891.htm - 6k

Hitchcock's Bible Names

Epaphras

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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Epaphras

(lovely), a fellow laborer with the apostle Paul, mentioned (Colossians 1:7) as having taught the Colossian church the grace of God in truth, and designated a faithful minister of Christ on their behalf. He was at that time with St. Paul at Rome. (A.D. 57.) For Paul's estimate of him see (Colossians 1:7,8; 4:12)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Epaphras

Supposed to have founded the church at Colosse, and denominated by Paul his "dear fellow-servant" and "a faithful minister of Jesus Christ." Colossians 1:7 4:12. He was for a time an inmate of Paul's house of imprisonment at Rome.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

EPAPHRAS

ep'-a-fras (Epaphras):

A contracted form of Epaphroditus. He must not, however, be confounded with the messenger of the Philippian community. He was with Paul during a part of his 1st Roman imprisonment, joining in Paul's greetings to Philemon (Philemon 1:23). Epaphras was the missionary by whose instrumentality the Colossians had been converted to Christianity (Colossians 1:7), and probably the other churches of the Lycus had been founded by him. In sending his salutation to the Colossians Paul testified, "He hath much labor for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis" (Colossians 4:13). Epaphras had brought to Paul good news of the progress of the gospel, of their "faith in Christ Jesus" and of their love toward all the saints (Colossians 1:4). Paul's regard for him is shown by his designating him "our beloved fellow-servant," "a faithful minister of Christ" (Colossians 1:7), and "a bondservant of Christ Jesus" (Colossians 4:12 margin). The last designation Paul uses several times of himself, but only once of another besides Epaphras (Philippians 1:1).

S. F. Hunter

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Lovely, spoken of by Paul (Colossians 1:7; 4:12) as "his dear fellow-servant," and "a faithful minister of Christ." He was thus evidently with him at Rome when he wrote to the Colossians. He was a distinguished disciple, and probably the founder of the Colossian church. He is also mentioned in the Epistle to Philemon (1:23), where he is called by Paul his "fellow-prisoner."

Subtopics

Epaphras

Epaphras: A Co-Laborer With Paul

Related Terms

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