Study it in the app“Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in the Messiah before me.”
GreetἀσπάσασθεAndronicusἈνδρόνικονandκαὶJunia,Ἰουνίανmy relativesτοὺς συγγενεῖς μουandκαὶmy fellow prisoners,συναιχμαλώτους μουwhoοἵτινέςareεἰσινnotableἐπίσημοιamongἐνthe apostles,τοῖς ἀποστόλοιςwhoοἳalsoκαὶwereγέγονανinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷbeforeπρὸme.ἐμοῦ
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspasasthe” appearsAndronicus
Andronicus: a Jewish believer, a relative of Paul and his fellow prisoner.
Where else “Andronikon” appearsJunia
Junia: a believer, a relative of Paul, named together with Andronicus.
Where else “Iounian” appearsrelative
Relative, kinsman.
Where else “syngeneis” appearsfellow prisoner
Fellow prisoner: someone who was in prison together with another.
Where else “synaichmalōtous” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appearsnotable
Highly esteemed and well known.
Where else “episēmoi” appearsapostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolois” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “gegonan” appearsMessiah
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“Junia” is a woman’s name; some have read it as masculine, “Junias.” “Notable among the apostles” can also be understood as “well known to the apostles.”
6Greet Mary, who has labored much for you.
7 · This verse (above)
8Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
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?
