{Epaphras} (Epaphr(8373)). The Colossian preacher who
apparently started the work in Colossae, Hierapolis, and
Laodicea, and who had come to Rome to enlist Paul's help in the
fight against incipient Gnosticism in the Lycus Valley. {My
fellow-prisoner} (ho sunaichmal(9374)os mou). See on 爹o 16:7| for
this word, also in  Col 4:10 . Used metaphorically like the verb
aichmal(9374)iz(935c) in  2Co 10:5 , though some hold that Epaphras
became a prisoner with Paul in Rome.