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 # Mnason, a man from Cyprus
 
-Mnason is a man from the island of Cyprus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
+Mnason was a man from the island of Cyprus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
 
 # an early disciple