epaphras

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epaphras - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Epaphras
  lovely, spoken of by Paul (Col. 1:7; 4:12) as "his dear
  fellow-servant," and "a faithful minister of Christ." He was
  thus evidently with him at Rome when he wrote to the Colossians.
  He was a distinguished disciple, and probably the founder of the
  Colossian church. He is also mentioned in the Epistle to
  Philemon (1:23), where he is called by Paul his
  "fellow-prisoner."