Triple

T2824397
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Epistle to the Colossians E54885 entity
Predicate mentionsPerson P831 FINISHED
Object Tychicus
Tychicus was an early Christian companion and co-worker of the Apostle Paul, known for delivering letters and encouraging churches in the New Testament.
 E304277 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Tychicus | Statement: [Epistle to the Colossians, mentionsPerson, Tychicus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tychicus
Context triple: [Epistle to the Colossians, mentionsPerson, Tychicus]
  • A. Epaphras
    Epaphras is a Christian minister mentioned in the New Testament as a close associate of the Apostle Paul and a founder or leader of the church in Colossae.
  • B. Archippus
    Archippus was an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament as a coworker of Paul and a leader in the church, traditionally associated with the community at Colossae.
  • C. Onesiphorus
    Onesiphorus is a Christian figure in the New Testament known for loyally supporting and refreshing the Apostle Paul during his imprisonment.
  • D. Saint Timothy
    Saint Timothy was an early Christian disciple and companion of the Apostle Paul, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ephesus and a recipient of two New Testament epistles.
  • E. Titus (companion of Paul)
    Titus was an early Christian missionary and trusted co-worker of the Apostle Paul, known for his leadership in the churches of Corinth and Crete and as the recipient of the New Testament Epistle to Titus.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Tychicus
Triple: [Epistle to the Colossians, mentionsPerson, Tychicus]
Generated description
Tychicus was an early Christian companion and co-worker of the Apostle Paul, known for delivering letters and encouraging churches in the New Testament.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Tychicus
Target entity description: Tychicus was an early Christian companion and co-worker of the Apostle Paul, known for delivering letters and encouraging churches in the New Testament.
  • A. Epaphras
    Epaphras is a Christian minister mentioned in the New Testament as a close associate of the Apostle Paul and a founder or leader of the church in Colossae.
  • B. Archippus
    Archippus was an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament as a coworker of Paul and a leader in the church, traditionally associated with the community at Colossae.
  • C. Onesiphorus
    Onesiphorus is a Christian figure in the New Testament known for loyally supporting and refreshing the Apostle Paul during his imprisonment.
  • D. Saint Timothy
    Saint Timothy was an early Christian disciple and companion of the Apostle Paul, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ephesus and a recipient of two New Testament epistles.
  • E. Titus (companion of Paul)
    Titus was an early Christian missionary and trusted co-worker of the Apostle Paul, known for his leadership in the churches of Corinth and Crete and as the recipient of the New Testament Epistle to Titus.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ab49e100c0819082a40cb797383243 completed March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abde91487881909989c08bbf76f0da completed March 7, 2026, 8:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afe8b751308190a7c6a670a245d97f completed March 10, 2026, 9:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afe9679c8c8190bde4584320918f0e completed March 10, 2026, 9:50 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b00ed5eaf88190826c45cc1d7d0ed6 completed March 10, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:59 p.m.