Epaphroditus
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agreeable; handsome
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
EPAPHRODITUS.Mentioned by St. Paul in Php_2:25-30; Php_4:18, and described by him as his brother, fellow-worker, and fellow-soldier (Php_2:25). He was the messenger by whom the Philippians sent the offerings which fully supplied the necessities of St. Paul during his first Roman imprisonment (Php_2:25, Php_4:18). In Rome he laboured so zealously for the Church and for the Apostle as to hazard his life (Php_2:30); indeed, he came nigh unto death, but God had mercy on him, and the Apostle was spared this sorrow upon sorrow (Php_2:27). News of his illness reached Philippi, and the distress thus caused his friends made him long to return (Php_2:26). St. Paul therefore sent him the more diligently, thus relieving their minds, and at the same time lessening his own sorrows by his knowledge of their joy at receiving him back in health. Apparently the Epistle to the Philippians was sent by him.
Charles T. P. Grierson.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Epaphroditus: of which Epaphras is a contraction. But Epaphroditus of the Philippian church is probably distinct from Epaphras of the Colossian church. Probably a presbyter at Philippi. After Tychicus and Onesimus had departed from Rome carrying the epistles to Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon, Paul was cheered by the arrival of Epaphroditus with the Philippian contribution. But that faithful "brother, companion in labor, and fellow soldier," being probably in delicate health in setting out, had brought on himself a dangerous sickness by the fatigues of the journey to Rome (Php_2:25-26; Php_2:30; Php_4:18). On recovery he "longed" to return to his Philippian flock, and in person relieve their anxiety on his behalf.
So Paul "supposed it necessary to send Epaphroditus" to them, being "their messenger" (apostle, i.e. one of the "apostles" or "messengers of the churches " as distinct from the twelve and Paul commissioned by Christ: Rom_16:7; 2Co_8:23). Paul charges them, "Receive him in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation, because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me" (their lack having been not of the will but of the opportunity, Php_4:10). From the marked exhortations to "receive Epaphroditus with all gladness," etc., Alford conjectures that the "heaviness" of Epaphroditus was not solely owing to his strong affection, but that there must have been something behind respecting him.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Epaphrodi'tus. (lovely). The full name of which Epaphras is a contraction. Phm_2:25; Phm_4:18.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
ē̇-paf-rō̇-dı̄?tus (Ἐπαφρόδιτος, Epaphróditos, ?lovely?): Mentioned only in Phi_2:25; Phi_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, Philippians, 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.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Epaphrodi?tus a messenger of the church at Philippi to the Apostle Paul during his imprisonment at Rome, who was entrusted with their contributions for his support (Php_2:25; Php_4:18). Paul's high estimate of his character is shown by an accumulation of honorable epithets, and by fervent expressions of gratitude for his recovery from a dangerous illness brought on in part by a generous disregard of his personal welfare in ministering to the Apostle (Php_2:30). Epaphroditus, on his return to Philippi, was the bearer of the epistle which forms part of the canon.
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.
Epaphroditus
(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 (Php_2:25; Php_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 (Php_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).
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
EPAPHRODITUS.Mentioned by St. Paul in Php_2:25-30; Php_4:18, and described by him as his brother, fellow-worker, and fellow-soldier (Php_2:25). He was the messenger by whom the Philippians sent the offerings which fully supplied the necessities of St. Paul during his first Roman imprisonment (Php_2:25, Php_4:18). In Rome he laboured so zealously for the Church and for the Apostle as to hazard his life (Php_2:30); indeed, he came nigh unto death, but God had mercy on him, and the Apostle was spared this sorrow upon sorrow (Php_2:27). News of his illness reached Philippi, and the distress thus caused his friends made him long to return (Php_2:26). St. Paul therefore sent him the more diligently, thus relieving their minds, and at the same time lessening his own sorrows by his knowledge of their joy at receiving him back in health. Apparently the Epistle to the Philippians was sent by him.
Charles T. P. Grierson.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Epaphroditus: of which Epaphras is a contraction. But Epaphroditus of the Philippian church is probably distinct from Epaphras of the Colossian church. Probably a presbyter at Philippi. After Tychicus and Onesimus had departed from Rome carrying the epistles to Ephesians, Colossians, and Philemon, Paul was cheered by the arrival of Epaphroditus with the Philippian contribution. But that faithful "brother, companion in labor, and fellow soldier," being probably in delicate health in setting out, had brought on himself a dangerous sickness by the fatigues of the journey to Rome (Php_2:25-26; Php_2:30; Php_4:18). On recovery he "longed" to return to his Philippian flock, and in person relieve their anxiety on his behalf.
So Paul "supposed it necessary to send Epaphroditus" to them, being "their messenger" (apostle, i.e. one of the "apostles" or "messengers of the churches " as distinct from the twelve and Paul commissioned by Christ: Rom_16:7; 2Co_8:23). Paul charges them, "Receive him in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation, because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me" (their lack having been not of the will but of the opportunity, Php_4:10). From the marked exhortations to "receive Epaphroditus with all gladness," etc., Alford conjectures that the "heaviness" of Epaphroditus was not solely owing to his strong affection, but that there must have been something behind respecting him.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Epaphrodi'tus. (lovely). The full name of which Epaphras is a contraction. Phm_2:25; Phm_4:18.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
ē̇-paf-rō̇-dı̄?tus (Ἐπαφρόδιτος, Epaphróditos, ?lovely?): Mentioned only in Phi_2:25; Phi_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, Philippians, 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.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Epaphrodi?tus a messenger of the church at Philippi to the Apostle Paul during his imprisonment at Rome, who was entrusted with their contributions for his support (Php_2:25; Php_4:18). Paul's high estimate of his character is shown by an accumulation of honorable epithets, and by fervent expressions of gratitude for his recovery from a dangerous illness brought on in part by a generous disregard of his personal welfare in ministering to the Apostle (Php_2:30). Epaphroditus, on his return to Philippi, was the bearer of the epistle which forms part of the canon.
The Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
by John Kitto.
Epaphroditus
(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 (Php_2:25; Php_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 (Php_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).
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.
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