“Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.”
Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord. — Tryphenain (Tryphena) kai Tryphosan (Tryphosa), kopiao (work hard, labor) en kyriō (in the Lord). Persis (Persis), tēn agapētēn (the beloved), hē polla ekopiasen (who worked hard greatly) en kyriō (in the Lord). Female laborers occupy significant roles in the church.
Church Fathers on Romans 16:12
“Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord.” And in regard to the former woman, he says that “she bestowed labor upon you,” but of these that they are still laboring. And this is no small encomium, that they should be in work throughout, and should not only work, but labor even. But Persis he calls beloved too, to show that she is greater than these. For he says, “Salute my beloved Persis.” And of her great laborings he likewise bears testimony, and says, “which…
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