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Olympas

Olympas was a believer in Rome to whom Paul sent greetings. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Romans 16:15.

Why it matters. Believer greeted by Paul

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2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Olympas

Olympas was a Christian believer who lived in Rome during the time of the apostle Paul. In Paul's letter to the Romans, he sends greetings to Olympas and others, indicating that they were part of the Christian community in Rome (Rom.16.15). The fact that Paul mentions Olympas by name suggests that he was a prominent or well-known member of the church.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

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