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GreetἀσπάσασθεMary,Μαριάμwhoἥτιςhas laboredἐκοπίασενmuchπολλὰforεἰςyou.ὑμᾶς
Romans 16:6
Study it in the app“Greet Mary, who has labored much for you.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 16:6, word by word
- Greetἀσπάσασθεaspasasthe
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspasasthe” appears- MaryΜαριάμMariam
Mary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Mariam” appears- has laboredἐκοπίασενekopiasen
toil
To put great effort into a task, to the point of weariness.
Where else “ekopiasen” appears- muchπολλὰpolla
much
A great amount of something, like fruit or work.
Where else “polla” appears
The context
5and greet the assembly in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Asia for the Messiah.
6 · This verse (above)
7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in the Messiah before me.
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?