noun · masculine
epafroditos
GreekἘπαφρόδιτος (epafroditos)
Strong’sG1891
Epaphroditus
stem epafrodit-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἐπαφρόδιτος, -ου, ὁ
(i.e. charming);
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1891 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-af-rod'-ee-tos
Epaphroditus, a Christian
Fromfrom G1909 (in the sense of devoted to) and Ἀφροδίτη (Venus);
King JamesEpaphroditus.
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 | epafroditos | epafroditois |
| object accusative | epafroditon1×Ἐπαφρόδιτον | epafroditoin |
| direct address vocative | epafroditor | epafroditoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | epafroditou1×Ἐπαφροδίτου | epafroditoiu |
| to, for dative | epafrodito | epafroditoi |
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
epafrodito 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epafroditon“Epaphroditus”objectaccusative singular1×
Philippians 2:25“Epaphroditus”Anankaiem de hēgema Epafroditon ton adelfon kai sunergon kai sustratiōton mu, vu de apostolon kai leitourgon tau chreiau mu, pempara pros vin,But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
epafroditou“Epaphroditus”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Philippians 4:18“Epaphroditus”apechamō de panteim kai perisseuamō; plērimē decheratos para Epafroditou teim para vu, osman euōdiau, thusian dektan, euarestan to theo.I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.