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Butδὲnow,νυνὶno longerμηκέτιhavingἔχωνa placeτόπονinἐνtheseτοῖς τούτοιςregions,κλίμασιandδὲhavingἔχωνa longingἐπιποθίανto comeτοῦ ἐλθεῖνtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςforἀπὸmanyἱκανῶνyears,ἐτῶν
Romans 15:23
Study it in the app“But now, no longer having a place in these regions, and having a longing to come to you for many years,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 15:23, word by word
- nowνυνὶnyni
now
"Now", "at this moment"; a stronger form of "now".
Where else “nyni” appears- no longerμηκέτιmēketi
no longer
No longer, never again.
Where else “mēketi” appears- havingἔχωνechōn
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōn” appears- a placeτόπονtopon
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topon” appears- regionsκλίμασιklimasi
region
Region, district.
Where else “klimasi” appears- a longingἐπιποθίανepipothian
longing
Longing, desire.
Where else “epipothian” appears- to comeἐλθεῖνelthein
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appears- manyἱκανῶνhikanōn
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanōn” appears- yearsἐτῶνetōn
year
Year.
Where else “etōn” appears
The context
22This is why also I was hindered so many times from coming to you.
23 · This verse (above)
24whenever I go to Spain —for I hope to see you as I pass through and to be sent on there by you, once I have first enjoyed your company for a while—
To study Romans 15 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul ask in v. 7, and what example does he give?
2. What it means
Why does Paul say the Scriptures were written to give us hope? (v. 4)
3. How I live it
"Welcome one another" (v. 7). Whom could you welcome this week who feels out of place?