Romans 16:8

“Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.”

Romans 16:8 · direct translation from the Greek
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Romans 16:8, word by word

Greetἀσπάσασθεaspasasthe

greet

To greet.

Where else “aspasasthe” appears
AmpliatusἈμπλιᾶτονAmpliaton

Ampliatus

Ampliatus: a believer in Rome, beloved of Paul.

Where else “Ampliaton” appears
my belovedἀγαπητόνagapēton

beloved

Beloved, dear.

Where else “agapēton” appears
the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyriōi” appears

The context

7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in the Messiah before me.

8 · This verse (above)

9Greet Urbanus, our coworker in the Messiah, and my beloved Stachys.

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  1. 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. 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. 3. How I live it

    Paul thanks specific people for their work and support. Whom could you thank by name today?

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