Ἐπαφρᾶς G1889
Epaphras; personal name of Paul's fellow worker
Epaphras is a personal name, likely a shortened form of Epaphroditus (though referring to a different person than the Philippian messenger). This faithful minister brought the gospel to Colossae and remained deeply concerned for the churches in the Lycus Valley. Paul calls him a 'beloved fellow servant,' 'faithful minister of Christ,' and notes his constant prayers for the Colossian believers. The name suggests warmth and devotion in ministry.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The name appears identically across languages as a proper noun: Epaphras in English, Epafrâs/Epaphrâs in Spanish. Colossians 1:7 introduces him as the one who taught the Colossians the gospel, while 4:12 describes him as 'always struggling on your behalf in his prayers' that they might stand mature in God's will. Philemon 23 lists him among Paul's fellow prisoners, suggesting he shared Paul's imprisonment. The three references paint a portrait of a dedicated evangelist and prayer warrior who founded the Colossian church and remained deeply invested in its spiritual health. 3×
AR["أَبَفْراسَ", "أَبَفْراسُ", "إيبافراسُ"]·ben["ইপাফ্রাস", "ইপাফ্রাস-এর", "এপাফ্রাস"]·DE["Epaphras"]·EN["Epaphras"]·FR["Ἐπαφρᾶ", "Ἐπαφρᾶς"]·heb["אֶפַּפְרָס", "אֶפַפְרַס"]·HI["एपफरस"]·ID["Epafras", "Epafras,"]·IT["epaphra", "epaphras"]·jav["Épafras", "Épafras,"]·KO["에바브라", "에바브라스-가"]·PT["Epafras", "Epaphâs,"]·RU["Епафрас", "Епафрас,", "Епафраса"]·ES["Epafrâs", "Epaphrâs"]·SW["Epafra", "Epafru"]·TR["Epafras", "Epafras'tan", "Epafras,"]·urd["اپفراس"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἐπαφρᾶς, -ᾶ (B1., § 7, 4), ὁ, Epaphras: Col.1:7 4:12, Phm 23.*† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)