Verse 9
(9) Urbane.—Urbanus, or Urban; the final “e” should not be sounded. Like Ampliatus, a common name found among members of the household.
Our helper in Christ.—The “helper,” that is, both of St. Paul and of the Roman Church by her efforts in spreading the gospel.
Stachys.—A rarer name than the last two; it appears as that of a court physician in the inscriptions of about the date of this Epistle.
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