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GreetἈσπάσασθεPriscaΠρίσκανandκαὶAquila,Ἀκύλανmy coworkersτοὺς συνεργούς μουinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesus,Ἰησοῦ
Romans 16:3
Study it in the app“Greet Prisca and Aquila, my coworkers in the Messiah Jesus,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 16:3, word by word
- GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasasthe
greet
To greet.
Where else “Aspasasthe” appears- PriscaΠρίσκανPriskan
Prisca
Prisca: the short form of Priscilla, the wife of Aquila.
Where else “Priskan” appears- AquilaἈκύλανAkylan
Aquila
Aquila: a Jew from Pontus, a tentmaker, husband of Priscilla and co-worker of Paul.
Where else “Akylan” appears- my coworkersσυνεργούςsynergous
fellow worker
Fellow worker; one who works together with another.
Where else “synergous” 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- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears
Translation note
Probably the Priscilla of Acts 18: “Prisca” is the short form of “Priscilla,” and there too she is with Aquila.
The context
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.
3 · This verse (above)
4who laid down their own necks for my life, to whom not I alone give thanks but also all the assemblies of the nations;
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?