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GreetἀσπάσασθεRufus,Ῥοῦφονchosenτὸν ἐκλεκτὸνinἐνthe Lord,κυρίῳandκαὶhisαὐτοῦmotherτὴν μητέραandκαὶmine.ἐμοῦ
Romans 16:13
Study it in the app“Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 16:13, word by word
- Greetἀσπάσασθεaspasasthe
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspasasthe” appears- RufusῬοῦφονRhouphon
Rufus
Rufus, a man's name.
Where else “Rhouphon” appears- chosenἐκλεκτὸνeklekton
chosen
Chosen, elect.
Where else “eklekton” appears- the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriōi” appears- motherμητέραmētera
mother figure
One who is like a mother to someone.
Where else “mētera” appears
Translation note
Perhaps the Rufus son of Simon of Cyrene (Mark 15:21).
The context
12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who has labored much in the Lord.
13 · This verse (above)
14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.
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?