Nymphas
Nymphas meaning "nymph" is a person mentioned in the New Testament, either a woman or a man, depending on accenting of the Greek text, in the New Testament saluted by Paul of Tarsus in his Epistle to the Colossians as a member of the church of Laodicea (Colossians 4:15). It is possibly a contraction of Nymphodorus (if one ascribes to the masculine minority reading). The church met in her (or his) house. According to Ben Witherington III, the masculinization of Nymphas's name is one of a series of anti-feminist redactions in the Western text-type manuscripts.[1]
See also
- Colossians 4
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Nymphas". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
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- Aeneas
- Agabus
- Ananias (Damascus)
- Ananias (Judaea)
- Ananias son of Nedebeus
- Apollos
- Aquila
- Aristarchus
- Barnabas
- Blastus
- Cornelius
- Damaris
- Demetrius
- Dionysius
- Dorcas
- Elymas
- Egyptian
- Ethiopian eunuch
- Eutychus
- Gamaliel
- James, brother of Jesus
- Jason
- Joseph Barsabbas
- Judas Barsabbas
- Judas of Galilee
- Lucius
- Luke
- Lydia
- Manaen
- (John) Mark
- Mary, mother of (John) Mark
- Matthias
- Mnason
- Nicanor
- Nicholas
- Parmenas
- Paul
- Philip
- Priscilla
- Prochorus
- Publius
- Rhoda
- Sapphira
- Sceva
- Seven Deacons
- Silas / Silvanus
- Simeon Niger
- Simon Magus
- Sopater
- Sosthenes
- Stephen
- Theudas
- Timothy
- Titus
- Trophimus
- Tychicus
- Zenas
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- Achaicus
- Alexander of Ephesus
- Alexander the Coppersmith
- Andronicus
- Archippus
- Aretas IV
- Artemas
- Carpus
- Claudia
- Crescens
- Demas
- Diotrephes
- Epaphras
- Epaphroditus
- Erastus
- Eunice
- Euodia and Syntyche
- Herodion
- Hymenaeus
- Jesus Justus
- Junia
- Linus
- Lois
- Mary
- Michael
- Nymphas
- Olympas
- Onesimus
- Onesiphorus
- Pudens
- Philemon
- Philetus
- Phoebe
- Quartus
- Sosipater
- Tertius
- Tryphena and Tryphosa
References
- ^ Witherington, Ben (1984). "The Anti-Feminist Tendencies of the 'Western' Text in Acts". Journal of Biblical Literature. 103 (1): 82–84.