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12. Τρύφαινον καὶ Τρυφῶσαν, perh. sisters, and belonging to the last-named group. The names are found in household inscriptions: Tryphaena in one case with Tryphonilla, in another with Τρυφω[ν or σα]. Zahn, Einl. pp. 297–8.
Περσίδα κ.τ.λ. A slave name (not in the household inscriptions): the special emphasis (τὴν ἀγ … πολλά) indicates some special knowledge on S. Paul’s part, possibly personal, though μου is omitted.