noun · masculine
epafros
GreekἘπαφρᾶς (epafras)
Strong’sG1889
Epaphras
stem epafr-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἐπαφρᾶς, -ᾶ (B1., § 7, 4), ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1889 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-af-ras'
Epaphras, a Christian
Fromcontracted from G1891;
King JamesEpaphras.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | epafros2×Ἐπαφρᾶς | epafrois |
| object accusative | epafron | epafroin |
| direct address vocative | epafror | epafroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | epafrou1×Ἐπαφρᾶ | epafroiu |
| to, for dative | epafro | epafroi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
epafro is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
epafros“Epaphras”subjectnominative singular2×
Colossians 4:12“Epaphras”aspazetō vin Epafros tos ek vu, doulos Christou, pantote agōnizerōtos huper vu en tai proseuchai, hina histaniveia teleiois kai plēroforirētois en pante thelēme tou theou.Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
Philemon 1:23“Epaphras”Aspazetō sin Epafros tos sunaichmalōtos mu en Christo Iēso,Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
epafrou“Epaphras”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Colossians 1:7“Epaphras”kathōs mathava apo Epafrou tou agapētou sundoulou nu, hos atō pistos huper nu diakonos tou Christou,You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,