Bible Dictionary
Tryphena
Tryphena was a Christian woman in Rome whom Paul greeted as one who labored in the Lord. She is mentioned with Tryphosa among the women serving the church.
Definition
Tryphena was a Christian woman in Rome known among Paul’s fellow believers. She is named with Tryphosa in the concluding greetings of Romans, and her name is associated with the description of women who labored in the Lord.
Biblical Usage
Paul greets Tryphena as one who labored in the Lord. Together with Tryphosa, she is presented as an active Christian worker in the Roman church.
Historical Background
Nothing further is known about Tryphena. Tryphena and Tryphosa may have been sisters, though they may more likely have been fellow deaconesses.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
and Trypho’sa (luxurious), two Christian women at Rome, enumerated in the conclusion of St. Paul’s letter. (Romans 16:12) (A.D. 55.) They may have been sisters, but it is more likely that they were fellow deaconesses. We know nothing more of these two sister workers of the apostolic time.