Nymphas
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Nymphas meaning nymph. A man or a woman, 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
. Possibly a contraction of Nymphodorus. The church met in his or her house.
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
saluted by Paul of Tarsus
Paul of Tarsus
Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...
in his Epistle to the Colossians
Epistle to the Colossians
The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, usually referred to simply as Colossians, is the 12th book of the New Testament. It was written, according to the text, by Paul the Apostle to the Church in Colossae, a small Phrygian city near Laodicea and approximately 100 miles from Ephesus in Asia...
as a member of the church of Laodicea
Laodicea
- Turkey :*Laodicea on the Lycus, in Phrygia*Laodicea Pontica, in the Pontus*Laodicea Combusta, in Pisidia- Other countries :* Laodicea , in Greece* Laodicea , in Iraq* Laodicea in Media, former name of Nahavand, Iran...
. Possibly a contraction of Nymphodorus. The church met in his or her house.