Epainetos is a personal name used for a man greeted as beloved and identified with Asia's firstfruits for Christ.

The attested use is a personal name in a greeting: the accusative singular masculine form names the person whom the writer asks others to greet in Romans 16:5.

1. Personal name in a greeting · dominant

   In Romans 16:5, the accusative singular masculine form identifies the person addressed by the command to greet. The APB renders the clause, "Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the firstfruits of Asia for Christ."

   Romans 16:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 16:5, the APB presents the name in the greeting, "Greet Epaenetus, my beloved." It confirms the verse's naming and greeting context rather than supplying a lexical rendering.