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Gaius,Γάϊοςmyμουhostὁ ξένοςand the hostκαὶof the wholeὅληςassembly,τῆς ἐκκλησίαςgreetsἀσπάζεταιyou.ὑμᾶςErastus,Ἔραστοςthe treasurerὁ οἰκονόμοςof the city,τῆς πόλεωςgreetsἀσπάζεταιyou,ὑμᾶςandκαὶQuartus,Κούαρτοςthe brother.ὁ ἀδελφός
Romans 16:23
Study it in the app“Gaius, my host and the host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, the brother.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 16:23, word by word
- GaiusΓάϊοςGaios
Gaius
Gaius; a common Roman name; several of Paul's coworkers were called this.
Where else “Gaios” appears- hostξένοςxenos
host
One who welcomes others into their home.
Where else “xenos” appears- of the wholeὅληςholēs
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holēs” appears- assemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsias
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsias” appears- greetsἀσπάζεταιaspazetai
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspazetai” appears- ErastusἜραστοςErastos
Erastus
Erastus: a co-worker of Paul; a man of that name was city treasurer of Corinth.
Where else “Erastos” appears- the treasurerοἰκονόμοςoikonomos
treasurer
A city's treasurer.
Where else “oikonomos” appears- of the cityπόλεωςpoleōs
city, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appears- QuartusΚούαρτοςKouartos
Quartus
Quartus: a believer in Corinth, a brother in the faith.
Where else “Kouartos” appears- the brotherἀδελφόςadelphos
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphos” appears
The context
22I, Tertius, who wrote the letter, greet you in the Lord.
23 · This verse (above)
24The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with all of you. Amen.
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?