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Texts -- Philippians 4:2 (NET)
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- Phi 4:1-9 -- Christian Practices
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Syntyche
[ebd] fortunate; affable, a female member of the church at Philippi, whom Paul beseeches to be of one mind with Euodias (Phil. 4:2,3).
[isbe] SYNTYCHE - sin'-ti-ke (Suntuche, literally, "fortunate" (Phil 4:2)): A Christian woman in the church at Philippi; She and Euodia, who had some quarrel or cause of difference between them, are mentioned by name by Paul, and a...
[smith] (with fate), a female member of the church of Philippi. (Philippians 4:2,3) (A.D.57).
[nave] SYNTYCHE, a Christian woman in Philippi, Phil. 4:2.
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Euodias
[ebd] a good journey, a female member of the church at Philippi. She was one who laboured much with Paul in the gospel. He exhorts her to be of one mind with Syntyche (Phil. 4:2). From this it seems they had been at variance with ...
[smith] (fragrant), a Christian woman at Philippi. (Philippians 4:2) (A.D. 57.) The name is correctly EUODIA, as given in the Revised Version.
[nave] EUODIAS, a Christian woman of Philippi, Phil. 4:2.
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PAPYRUS
[isbe] PAPYRUS - pa-pi'-rus (Cyperus papyrus; bublos, biblos, whence biblion, a roll, ta biblia, "the Books" = the Bible): 1. Papyrus Paper 2. Egyptian Papyri 3. Aramaic Papyri 4. Greek Papyri 5. Their Discovery. 6. Classical Papyr...
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PHILIPPIANS, THE EPISTLE TO THE
[isbe] PHILIPPIANS, THE EPISTLE TO THE - fi-lip'-i-anz I. PAUL AND THE CHURCH AT PHILIPPI II. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHURCH AT PHILIPPI III. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EPISTLE 1. A Letter 2. A Letter of Love 3. A Letter of Joy 4. Impor...
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TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
[isbe] TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT - || I. SOURCES OF EVIDENCE FOR THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 1. Autographs of the New Testament Writers 2. Papyrus Fragments of the Greek New Testament 3. Greek Copies or Manuscript...
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MACEDONIA
[isbe] MACEDONIA - mas-e-do'-ni-a (Makedonia, ethnic Makedon,): I. THE MACEDONIAN PEOPLE AND LAND II. HISTORY OF MACEDONIA 1. Philip and Alexander 2. Roman Intervention 3. Roman Conquest 4. Macedonia a Roman Province 5. Later Histo...
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IN THE LORD
[isbe] IN THE LORD - (en Kurio): A favorite Pauline expression, denoting that intimate union and fellowship of the Christian with the Lord Jesus Christ which supplies the basis of all Christian relations and conduct, and the distin...
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EUODIA
[isbe] EUODIA - u-o'-di-a (Euodia, literally, "prosperous journey." 1. Women Prominent in Church at Philippi: The Textus Receptus of the New Testament of Stephen reads Euodia, which means "fragrant," Phil 4:2. King James Version ha...
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Deaconess
[ebd] Rom. 16:1, 3, 12; Phil. 4:2, 3; 1 Tim. 3:11; 5:9, 10; Titus 2:3, 4). In these passages it is evident that females were then engaged in various Christian ministrations. Pliny makes mention of them also in his letter to Trajan...
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LYDIA (2)
[isbe] LYDIA (2) - lid'-i-a (Ludia): The feminine of Lydian, a native of Lydia, a large country on the West of Asia Minor, and the name of Paul's first convert in Europe. This name was a popular one for women (compare Horace Odes i...
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