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AcrestosGreek word (transliteration) for "useless" | |
AcristosGreek word (transliteration) for "without Christ" | |
AgabusProphet who warned Paul that he would be put in chains in Jerusalem | |
AgapeGreek word meaning "love" | |
ApphiaWoman from Colosse, maybe a member of Philemon's household, maybe even his wife | |
Archippus"Fellow soldier" of Paul in the ministry, possibly the host of the church in Colosse | |
AsceticismThe improper avoidance of physical pleasure | |
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Caesarea MaritimaCity in Samaria where Paul was imprisoned after his trial in Jerusalem | |
CanonicalWord used to describe writings that were accepted as inspired and therefore belonging to the Bible | |
ClementEarly church father (c. 150 - c. 215) from Alexandria. Indicates in his writings that Paul sent his letter to the Ephesians. | |
CristosGreek word (transliteration) for Christ | |
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EpaphrasFounder of the church in Colosse | |
EpaphroditusSent from the Philippians to visit Paul in prison and take him a gift | |
EucrestosGreek word (transliteration) for "useful" | |
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FelixRoman governor who tried Paul in Caesarea Maritima. Waited two years expecting Paul to bribe him. | |
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GentileNon Jewish person | |
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LycusName of valley where Colosse, Laodicea, and Hierapolis were located | |
LydiaMerchant woman from Philippi, first convert from Europe | |
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MacedoniaAncient name for modern day Greece | |
MaltaIsland where Paul was shipwrecked on his way to Rome | |
ManumitTo free from slavery. Emancipate. | |
MorfeGreek word (transliteration) meaning form or outward shape | |
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NeroRoman Caesar at the time of Paul's imprisonment | |
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OnesimusPhilemon's slave who had left him. Paul asks Philemon to receive him back as a brother. | |
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PhariseesJewish religious group known for their strict observance of the law. They believed in the resurrection and in the oral law, as well as the written law. | |
PlatoGreek philosopher who, among other things, believed that the universe was the image of God, and that it was the greatest revelation of God | |
PolytheistPerson who believes in many gods | |
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RegenerateSpiritually renewed, forgiven, made willing and able to obey | |
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SadduceesJewish religious group known for not believing in the resurrection. They did not accept the oral law, but only the written law. | |
SanhedrinThe highest court of ancient Israel | |
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Tertullian Early church father (c. 160 - c. 220) who wrote Against Marcion. Indicates that Paul sent his letter to the Ephesians. | |
TrophimusGentile that caused the Jews to become angry with Paul, because they thought Paul had let him enter the inner court of the temple in Jerusalem | |
TychicusDelivered Paul's letter to the Ephesians. | |