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First,ΠρῶτονI thankεὐχαριστῶmy Godτῷ θεῷ μουthroughδιὰJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦforπερὶallπάντωνof you,ὑμῶνbecauseὅτιyour faithἡ πίστις ὑμῶνis being proclaimedκαταγγέλλεταιinἐνthe wholeὅλῳworld.τῷ κόσμῳ
Romans 1:8
Study it in the app“First, I thank my God through Jesus the Messiah for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 1:8, word by word
- FirstΠρῶτονPrōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “Prōton” appears- I thankεὐχαριστῶeucharistō
give thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistō” appears- my Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- your faithπίστιςpistis
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistis” appears- is being proclaimedκαταγγέλλεταιkatangelletai
proclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katangelletai” appears- the wholeὅλῳholōi
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holōi” appears- worldκόσμῳkosmōi
creation
Everything God made.
Where else “kosmōi” appears
The context
7to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.
8 · This verse (above)
9For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of his Son, is my witness how unceasingly I make mention of you,
To study Romans 1 in a group
1. What it says
How does Paul introduce himself at the start of the letter, and what does he say he is not ashamed of? (vv. 1, 16)
2. What it means
Paul says God's invisible qualities are perceived in what he made (vv. 19-20). What do you think he means by that?
3. How I live it
Paul was not ashamed of the good news (v. 16). How can you speak naturally and respectfully about what you value most?