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Tryphaena meaning

Tryphaena in Biblical Greek
Τρυφαινα
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🔼The name Tryphaena: Summary

Meaning
Precious Little One
Etymology
From the verb τρυφαω (truphao), to live luxuriously or pleasurably.
Related names
• Via τρυφαω (truphao): Tryphosa

🔼The name Tryphaena in the Bible

Tryphaena is one of two women greeted by Paul in his letter to the Romans (16:12); the other being Tryphosa. Their names are quite similar and that might be indicative of them being twins (says Spiros Zodhiates' The Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament).

See for a discussion of the etymology and meaning of the name Tryphaena our article on the name Tryphosa.