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NowδὲI commendΣυνίστημιto youὑμῖνPhoebe,Φοίβηνour sister,τὴν ἀδελφὴν ἡμῶνwho isοὖσανalsoκαὶa servantδιάκονονof the assemblyτῆς ἐκκλησίαςinτῆς ἐνCenchreae,Κεγχρεαῖς
Romans 16:1
Study it in the app“Now I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is also a servant of the assembly in Cenchreae,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 16:1, word by word
- I commendΣυνίστημιSynistēmi
commend
To present someone as trustworthy.
Where else “Synistēmi” appears- PhoebeΦοίβηνPhoibēn
Phoebe
Phoebe: a believer from Cenchreae, a servant of the assembly, who probably carried the letter to Rome.
Where else “Phoibēn” appears- our sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēn
sister in faith
A woman believer, of the same family of God.
Where else “adelphēn” appears- who isοὖσανousan
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ousan” appears- a servantδιάκονονdiakonon
minister
One who serves God in his work, also a deacon.
Where else “diakonon” appears- of the assemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsias” appears- CenchreaeΚεγχρεαῖςKenchreais
Cenchreae
Cenchreae: the eastern port of Corinth.
Where else “Kenchreais” appears
Translation note
The Greek word can also mean an office in the assembly: “deaconess.”
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever matter she may need from you; for she too has been a patron of many, and of me myself.
To study Romans 16 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about Phoebe in the first verses, and what does he ask them to do for her? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
What does it show that Paul greets so many people by name and says something about several of them? (vv. 3-15)
3. How I live it
Paul thanks specific people for their work and support. Whom could you thank by name today?