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Sunday, 19 May 2024, 6:37 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Paul's Prison Epistles (Paul's Prison Epistles)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-4
C

Cristos

Greek word (transliteration) for Christ
E

Epaphras

Founder of the church in Colosse

Eucrestos

Greek word (transliteration) for "useful"
F

Felix

Roman governor who tried Paul in Caesarea Maritima. Waited two years expecting Paul to bribe him.
G

Gentile

Non Jewish person
L

Lycus

Name of valley where Colosse, Laodicea, and Hierapolis were located
M

Malta

Island where Paul was shipwrecked on his way to Rome

Manumit

To free from slavery. Emancipate.
N

Nero

Roman Caesar at the time of Paul's imprisonment
O

Onesimus

Philemon's slave who had left him. Paul asks Philemon to receive him back as a brother.