Tryphosa
Truphosa is a personal name addressed in a greeting alongside a fellow worker in the Lord.
The attested use is a personal name in a greeting: in Romans 16:12, the accusative singular feminine form names the person greeted alongside Tryphaena, whom the verse describes as laboring in the Lord.
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Personal name in a greeting · dominant
In Romans 16:12, Τρυφῶσαν is an accusative singular feminine noun in the command to greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa. The APB renders the clause, "Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord," identifying the named pair within the greeting.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 16:12, the APB presents the term as "Tryphosa" in a greeting. The surrounding description of laboring in the Lord is read as describing the named pair rather than as a definition of the name.