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Tryphosa

Tryphosa proper noun: name of a Christian woman mentioned in the Bible.

Proper noun

Tryphosa

  1. Name of a Christian woman mentioned in the Bible.
    • Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 16:12
  2. A female given name.

Origin of Tryphosa

From Ancient Greek Τρυφῶσα (Truphôsa), from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “softness, delicacy”).

Questions about Tryphosa

What does Tryphosa mean?
Tryphosa means name of a Christian woman mentioned in the Bible.
What part of speech is Tryphosa?
Tryphosa is a proper noun.

Words near Tryphosa in the dictionary

  1. trypethelioid
  2. trypetid
  3. trypetids
  4. Tryphena
  5. tryphonine
  6. Tryphosa
  7. Trypillia
  8. Trypillian
  9. Trypillians
  10. trypination
  11. trypinization

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