Epaphras
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Epaphras is a Christian minister mentioned in the New Testament as a close associate of the Apostle Paul and a founder or leader of the church in Colossae.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Epaphras canonical | 6 |
| Epaphras of Colossae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2451602 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epaphras Context triple: [Epistle to Philemon, mentions, Epaphras]
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A.
Onesiphorus
Onesiphorus is a Christian figure in the New Testament known for loyally supporting and refreshing the Apostle Paul during his imprisonment.
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B.
Archippus
Archippus was an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament as a coworker of Paul and a leader in the church, traditionally associated with the community at Colossae.
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C.
Philemon
Philemon was an ancient Greek comic playwright of the New Comedy period, known as a rival and contemporary of Menander.
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D.
Paulus
Paulus was an influential Roman jurist whose legal writings significantly shaped later compilations of Roman law.
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E.
Saint Timothy
Saint Timothy was an early Christian disciple and companion of the Apostle Paul, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ephesus and a recipient of two New Testament epistles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epaphras Target entity description: Epaphras is a Christian minister mentioned in the New Testament as a close associate of the Apostle Paul and a founder or leader of the church in Colossae.
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A.
Onesiphorus
Onesiphorus is a Christian figure in the New Testament known for loyally supporting and refreshing the Apostle Paul during his imprisonment.
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B.
Archippus
Archippus was an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament as a coworker of Paul and a leader in the church, traditionally associated with the community at Colossae.
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C.
Philemon
Philemon was an ancient Greek comic playwright of the New Comedy period, known as a rival and contemporary of Menander.
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D.
Paulus
Paulus was an influential Roman jurist whose legal writings significantly shaped later compilations of Roman law.
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E.
Saint Timothy
Saint Timothy was an early Christian disciple and companion of the Apostle Paul, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ephesus and a recipient of two New Testament epistles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian minister
ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ |
| activity |
intercessory prayer
ⓘ
preaching the gospel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Apostle Paul ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity |
Christians in Hierapolis
ⓘ
Colossian Christians ⓘ Church of Laodicea ⓘ
surface form:
Laodicean Christians
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Colossae
ⓘ
Hierapolis ⓘ Laodicea ⓘ |
| called | fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus ⓘ |
| describedAs |
dear fellow servant
ⓘ
faithful minister of Christ ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| imprisonedWith | Apostle Paul ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evangelizing Colossae
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pastoral care for Colossian Christians ⓘ praying fervently for believers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Epistle to Philemon
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Epistle to Philemon ⓘ
surface form:
Epistle to Philemon 1:23
Epistle to the Colossians ⓘ Epistle to the Colossians 1:7 ⓘ Epistle to the Colossians ⓘ
surface form:
Epistle to the Colossians 4:12
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| praisedBy | Apostle Paul ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
founder of the church in Colossae
ⓘ
leader of the church in Colossae ⓘ |
| serves |
Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ Jesus
|
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Epaphras Description of subject: Epaphras is a Christian minister mentioned in the New Testament as a close associate of the Apostle Paul and a founder or leader of the church in Colossae.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Epaphras of Colossae