Stephanas is the personal name attached to a household, a baptism, and a visit with two named companions.

Stephanas functions as a personal name in references to his household, its baptism, and his coming with Fortunatus and Achaicus.

1. Personal name in household and travel references · dominant

   The genitive singular masculine form identifies the household in 1 Corinthians 16:15 and 1 Corinthians 1:16; in those verses the APB renders “the household of Stephanas” in connection with service and baptism. In 1 Corinthians 16:17, the same form occurs in the report of the coming of Stephanas with Fortunatus and Achaicus.

   1 Corinthians 16:151 Corinthians 16:171 Corinthians 1:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Stephanas” in all three verses, naming a household in two and a person whose coming is mentioned with Fortunatus and Achaicus in one. The verse is read as a whole.