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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