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Onesiphorus
Bringing profit, an Ephesian Christian who showed great kindness to Paul at Rome. He served him in many things, and had oft refreshed him. Paul expresses a warm interest in him and his household (2 Tim 1:16–18; 2 Tim 4:19).
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- 2 Timothy 1:16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
- 2 Timothy 4:19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
