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; TRYPHOSA (tree fee' nuh; tree foh' ssuh) personal names meaning, “dainty” and “delicate.” Two women whom Paul greeted as “workers in the Lord” (Romans 16:12 ). The two were perhaps deacons serving the Roman church (compare Phoebe in Romans 16:1 NRSV) or else “marketplace” evangelists like Priscilla ( Acts 18:26; Romans 16:3 ). The similarity of their names suggests the two were perhaps (twin) sisters.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Tryphaena'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/t/tryphaena.html. 1991.

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