[or-roots] Epaphroditus

[Leslie Chapman]

Denise; That is a biblical reference; imagine that!

I don't have anything on Tilman Atterbury's parents, do you? the question
was asked if they were from South Carolina.

Les

Epaphroditus was a fellow Christian missionary of St. Paul's.

Mentioned only in Philippians 2:25, 4:18, and 4:23. The name corresponds to
the Latin Venustus (= handsome), and was very common in the Roman period.
"The name occurs very frequently in inscriptions both Greek and Latin,
whether at full length Epaphroditus, or in its contracted form Epaphras" (J.
B. Lightfoot, Philippians, 123). His name was a pagan one, meaning loved by
Aphrodite.

Epaphroditus was the delegate of the Christian community at Philippi, sent
with their gift to Paul during his first Roman imprisonment. Paul calls him
"my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier." "The three words are
arranged in an ascending scale: common sympathy, common work, common danger
and toil and suffering" (Lightfoot, l. c.).

On his arrival at Rome, Epaphroditus devoted himself to "the work of
Christ," both as Paul's attendant and as his assistant in missionary work.
So assiduously did he labor that he lost his health, and "was sick nigh unto
death." He recovered, however, and Paul sent him back to Philippi with this
letter to quiet the alarm of his friends, who had heard of his serious
illness. Paul besought for him that the church should receive him with joy
and hold him in honor

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One of my direct ancestors is Epaphroditus Gilliam.  I thought it was such
an unusual name that it ought to be easy to trace.  To my great surprise
there were several of them in Virginia during that time period.  Probably
cousins but it is early and difficult to track the relationships.
Epaphroditus is a Bible name but I don't see it commonly used.

Denise

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