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Epaphroditus

Epaphroditus proper noun: a male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Epaphroditus

  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
    • Yet I supposed it necessary to send you to Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labor, and fellowsoldiar, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.1611, The Bible: Authorized King James Version with Apocrypha, Robert Carroll, Stephen Prickett, eds., Oxford, 1997

Origin of Epaphroditus

From Latin Epaphrodītus, from Ancient Greek Ἐπαφρόδιτος (Epaphróditos), from ἐπι- (epi-) + Ἀφρόδιτος (Aphróditos).

Questions about Epaphroditus

What does Epaphroditus mean?
Epaphroditus means a male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Epaphroditus?
Epaphroditus is a proper noun.

Words near Epaphroditus in the dictionary

  1. epanolol
  2. epanorthoses
  3. epanorthosis
  4. epanutin
  5. EPAP
  6. Epaphroditus
  7. epapillate
  8. epappose
  9. EPAPs
  10. eparch
  11. eparchate

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