Word Study · Strong's G1889 · Greek
Ἐπαφρᾶς
Epaphras
ep-af-ras'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Epaphrâs
“Epaphras, a Christian”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Epaphras, a Christian
Rendered in the KJV as
Epaphras.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- Ἐπαφρᾶς2
- Ἐπαφρᾶ1
How it is rendered · 1
- Epaphras3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSM-P · 2
- N-GSM-P · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Colossians2 occurrences
- Colossians 1:7Ἐπαφρᾶepaphranoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularYou learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,here: Epaphras
- Colossians 4:12Ἐπαφρᾶςepaphrasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularEpaphras, 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.here: Epaphras