‘Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.'

Nothing direct is known of any of these. Hermes was very common name as a slave name. Hermes was the god of good luck. Patrobas may well have been connected with the ‘household' of Patrobius, a wealthy freedman of Nero. Hermas was also a very common name. Paul salutes these Christians along with their church group.

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