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Epaphroditus Excerpt A Macedonian Christian from Philippi. There are no grounds for identifying him with Epaphras of  Col. 1:7 ;  4:12 , or  Phm. 23 . His name means ‘comely’ or ‘charming’ . Paul calls him your messenger ( hymōn apostolon ,  Phil. 2:25 ), where the word used is one more frequently translated elsewhere as ‘apostle’ . This does not mean that Epaphroditus held any office in the Philippian church; he was simply a messenger ( cf .   2 Cor. 8:23 ) who brought the gift from the church to Paul in prison at Rome. He became seriously ill, possibly as a result of over-exerting himself in journeying from Philippi to Rome, or in serving Paul at Rome. The  av  says ‘he regarded not his life’ (see  Phil. 2:30 ), but  rsv  more correctly ‘risking his life’ . The word used is  paraboleusamenos , ‘having gambled with his life’ , from  paraboleuesthai   ‘to throw down a stake, to make a venture’ .  More Swa...

Epaphroditus Excerpt A Macedonian Christian from Philippi. There are no grounds for identifying him with Epaphras of  Col. 1:7 ;  4:12 , or  Phm. 23 . His name means ‘comely’ or ‘charming’ . Paul calls him your messenger ( hymōn apostolon ,  Phil. 2:25 ), where the word used is one more frequently translated elsewhere as ‘apostle’ . This does not mean that Epaphroditus held any office in the Philippian church; he was simply a messenger ( cf .   2 Cor. 8:23 ) who brought the gift from the church to Paul in prison at Rome. He became seriously ill, possibly as a result of over-exerting himself in journeying from Philippi to Rome, or in serving Paul at Rome. The  av  says ‘he regarded not his life’ ( see  Phil. 2:30 ), but  rsv  more correctly ‘risking his life’ . The word used is  paraboleusamenos , ‘having gambled with his life’ , from  paraboleuesthai   ‘to throw down a stake, to make a venture’ .  More Sw...

Epaphroditus Excerpt A Macedonian Christ ian from Philippi. There are no grounds for identifying him with Epaphras of  Col. 1:7 ;  4:12 , or  Phm. 23 . His name means ‘comely’ or ‘charming’. Paul calls him your messenger ( hymōn apostolon ,  Phil. 2:25 ), where the word used is one more frequently translated elsewhere as ‘apostle’ . This does not mean that Epaphroditus held any office in the Philippian church; he was simply a messenger ( cf .   2 Cor. 8:23 ) who brought the gift from the church to Paul in prison at Rome. He became seriously ill, possibly as a result of over-exerting himself in journeying from Philippi to Rome, or in serving Paul at Rome. The  AV   says ‘he regarded not his life’ (see  Phil. 2:30 ), but  RSV   more correctly ‘risking his life’ . The word used is  paraboleusamenos , ‘having gambled with his life’ , from  paraboleuesthai   ‘to throw down a stake, to make a venture’ .  More S...

Epaphroditus Excerpt A Macedonian Christ ian from Philippi. There are no grounds for identifying him with Epaphras of  Col. 1:7 ;  4:12 , or  Phm. 23 . His name means ‘comely’ or ‘charming’ . Paul calls him your messenger ( hymōn apostolon ,  Phil. 2:25 ), where the word used is one more frequently translated elsewhere as ‘apostle’ . This does not mean that Epaphroditus held any office in the Philippian church; he was simply a messenger ( cf .   2 Cor. 8:23 ) who brought the gift from the church to Paul in prison at Rome. He became seriously ill, possibly as a result of over-exerting himself in journeying from Philippi to Rome, or in serving Paul at Rome. The  AV  says ‘he regarded not his life’ ( see  Phil. 2:30 ), but  RSV  more correctly ‘risking his life’ . The word used is  paraboleusamenos , ‘having gambled with his life’ , from  paraboleuesthai  ‘to throw down a stake, to make a venture’ .  Mor...

Epaphroditus Excerpt A Macedonian Christian from Philippi. There are no grounds for identifying him with Epaphras of  Col. 1:7 ;  4:12 , or  Phm. 23 . His name means ‘comely’ or ‘charming’. Paul calls him your messenger ( hymōn apostolon ,  Phil. 2:25 ), where the word used is one more frequently translated elsewhere as ‘apostle’. This does not mean that Epaphroditus held any office in the Philippian church; he was simply a messenger ( cf .   2 Cor. 8:23 ) who brought the gift from the church to Paul in prison at Rome. He became seriously ill, possibly as a result of over-exerting himself in journeying from Philippi to Rome, or in serving Paul at Rome. The av  says ‘he regarded not his life’ (see  Phil. 2:30 ), but  rsv  more correctly ‘risking his life’. The word used is  paraboleusamenos , ‘having gambled with his life’, from  paraboleuesthai  ‘to throw down a stake, to make a venture’.  More Swann, D. O. “Epa...