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andκαὶgreetthe assemblyτὴν ἐκκλησίανinκατ’their house.οἶκον αὐτῶνGreetἀσπάσασθεmy belovedτὸν ἀγαπητόν μουEpaenetus,Ἐπαίνετονwhoὅςisἐστινthe firstfruitsἀπαρχὴof Asiaτῆς Ἀσίαςforεἰςthe Messiah.Χριστόν
Romans 16:5
Study it in the app“and greet the assembly in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Asia for the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 16:5, word by word
- the assemblyἐκκλησίανekklēsian
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsian” appears- their houseοἶκονoikon
house
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikon” appears- Greetἀσπάσασθεaspasasthe
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspasasthe” appears- my belovedἀγαπητόνagapēton
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapēton” appears- EpaenetusἘπαίνετονEpaineton
Epaenetus
Epaenetus: a believer in Rome, the first convert in Asia.
Where else “Epaineton” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the firstfruitsἀπαρχὴaparchē
firstfruits
Firstfruits: the first part of the harvest, offered to God as a pledge of the whole.
Where else “aparchē” appears- of AsiaἈσίαςAsias
Asia
See it on the mapWhere else “Asias” appears- the MessiahΧριστόνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears
Places in this verse
Asia
Today: western Turkey (western Anatolia)
A Roman province in what is now western Turkey, with Ephesus as its main city.
Paul taught two years in Ephesus, and everyone in the province heard the word of the Lord (Acts 19:10). The seven assemblies of Revelation were there (Rev 1:4).
The context
4who laid down their own necks for my life, to whom not I alone give thanks but also all the assemblies of the nations;
5 · This verse (above)
6Greet Mary, who has labored much for you.
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?