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GreetἀσπάσασθεApelles,Ἀπελλῆνapprovedτὸν δόκιμονinἐνthe Messiah.ΧριστῷGreetἀσπάσασθεthoseτοὺςofἐκthe householdτῶνof Aristobulus.Ἀριστοβούλου
Romans 16:10
Study it in the app“Greet Apelles, approved in the Messiah. Greet those of the household of Aristobulus.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 16:10, word by word
- Greetἀσπάσασθεaspasasthe
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspasasthe” appears- ApellesἈπελλῆνApellēn
Apelles
Apelles: a believer in Rome, approved in the Messiah.
Where else “Apellēn” appears- approvedδόκιμονdokimon
approved
Approved: tested and found genuine.
Where else “dokimon” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- of AristobulusἈριστοβούλουAristoboulou
Aristobulus
Aristobulus: the head of a household in Rome whose members Paul greets.
Where else “Aristoboulou” appears
The context
9Greet Urbanus, our coworker in the Messiah, and my beloved Stachys.
10 · This verse (above)
11Greet Herodion, my relative. Greet those of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
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?