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Tryphena
and Trypho’sa (luxurious), two Christian women at Rome, enumerated in the conclusion of St. Paul’s letter. (Romans 16:12) (A.D. 55.) They may have been sisters, but it is more likely that they were fellow deaconesses. We know nothing more of these two sister workers of the apostolic time.
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Verses where Tryphena is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Romans 16:12
Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
Scripture on Tryphena
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Entries that reference Tryphena
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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