Rom 16:12 | RWP | e4.org | Tryphaena and Tryphosa ( Τρυφαιναν κα Τρυφωσαν ). Probably sisters and possibly twins. Both names come from the same root, the verb τρυφαω , to live luxuriously ( ). Denney suggests "Dainty and Disdain." Persis ( Περσιδα ). A freedwoman was so named. She is not Paul's "beloved," but the "beloved" of the whole church.

‏ Romans 16:12

Tryphaena and Tryphosa ( Τρυφαιναν κα Τρυφωσαν ). Probably sisters and possibly twins. Both names come from the same root, the verb τρυφαω, to live luxuriously (Jas 5:5). Denney suggests "Dainty and Disdain."

Persis ( Περσιδα ). A freedwoman was so named. She is not Paul's "beloved," but the "beloved" of the whole church.