STEPHANAS . A Corinthian, apparently of some importance, whose household were baptized by St. Paul personally ( 1 Corinthians 1:16 ), and are called ‘the first-fruits of Achaia’ ( 1 Corinthians 16:15 ). Stephanas himself had joined the Apostle at Ephesus when he wrote, and was of great assistance to him there.
A. J. Maclean.
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