Sunday, 19 May 2024, 4:52 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Paul's Prison Epistles (Paul's Prison Epistles)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-5
Richard Ramsay

Cristos

Greek word (transliteration) for Christ

Epaphras

Founder of the church in Colosse

Epaphroditus

Sent from the Philippians to visit Paul in prison and take him a gift

Eucrestos

Greek word (transliteration) for "useful"

Felix

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

Gentile

Non Jewish person

Lycus

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

Lydia

Merchant woman from Philippi, first convert from Europe

Macedonia

Ancient name for modern day Greece

Malta

Island where Paul was shipwrecked on his way to Rome