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GreetἀσπάσασθεTryphaenaΤρύφαινανandκαὶTryphosa,Τρυφῶσανwho laborτὰς κοπιώσαςinἐνthe Lord.κυρίῳGreetἀσπάσασθεthe belovedτὴν ἀγαπητήνPersis,Περσίδαwhoἥτιςhas laboredἐκοπίασενmuchπολλὰinἐνthe Lord.κυρίῳ
Romans 16:12
Study it in the app“Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who has labored much in the Lord.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 16:12, word by word
- Greetἀσπάσασθεaspasasthe
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspasasthe” appears- TryphaenaΤρύφαινανTryphainan
Tryphaena
Tryphaena: a believer in Rome who worked hard in the Lord.
Where else “Tryphainan” appears- TryphosaΤρυφῶσανTryphōsan
Tryphosa
Tryphosa: a believer in Rome who worked hard in the Lord.
Where else “Tryphōsan” appears- who laborκοπιώσαςkopiōsas
toil
To put great effort into a task, to the point of weariness.
Where else “kopiōsas” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- the belovedἀγαπητήνagapētēn
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapētēn” appears- PersisΠερσίδαPersida
Persis
Persis: a believer in Rome, beloved of Paul.
Where else “Persida” appears- muchπολλὰpolla
much
A great amount of something, like fruit or work.
Where else “polla” appears
The context
11Greet Herodion, my relative. Greet those of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
12 · This verse (above)
13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
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?