Epaphroditus

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proper noun

A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

OriginLatin Epaphrodītus ← Ancient Greek Ἐπαφρόδιτος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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

  1. Ancient GreekἘπαφρόδιτος
  2. LatinEpaphrodītus
  3. EnglishEpaphroditus

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

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Translations

Bulgarian Епафродит
  • Епафродит (Epafrodit)male given name
Cite this entry
APA

Epaphroditus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epaphroditus

MLA

“Epaphroditus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epaphroditus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Epaphroditus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epaphroditus.

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