Tryphosa

Info

• coworker female
• Home:: Roman Church
• Other Locales:: None recorded
• References:: Romans 16:12

Notes

• Paired with Tryphena - possibly sisters or fellow freedwomen
• Commended for “working hard in the Lord”

Summary

Tryphosa is mentioned once in Romans 16:12, paired with Tryphena: “Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who work hard in the Lord.” Their similar names suggest a close relationship, likely sisters or freedwomen from the same household. See Tryphena for the full discussion of their paired ministry and social background.

References

• bruceRomans2014
• theodoretCommentaryRomansc425 - Theodoret of Cyrus’s patristic commentary on Romans, with early church interpretation of Tryphosa in Romans 16:12.
• mouleEpistlePaulApostle2015 - Moule’s commentary on Romans covering Tryphosa’s mention in Romans 16:12.
• mcclainRomansGospelGod1989 - McClain’s Romans commentary covering Tryphosa in Paul’s closing greetings.
• mooEncounteringBookRomans2002 - Moo’s Romans survey covering the greetings context where Tryphosa appears in Romans 16:12.
• Romans 16:12 Commentaries - BibleHub
• Tryphena and Tryphosa - Wikipedia