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Nympha

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(nihm' faw) Christian hostess of a house church, likely in Laodicea (Colossians 4:15 ). Because the name occurs only in the accusative case, it is not possible to determine whether it is masculine or feminine. Modern translations follow the best Greek manuscripts in reading “her house” and using the feminine name Nympha. The KJV followed other manuscripts reading “his house” and thus used the masculine form Nymphas, an abbreviation of Nymphadorus meaning “gift of nymphs.”

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Nympha'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​n/nympha.html. 1991.
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