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Romans 16

Rom. 16:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I commend
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
sunistao (Greek #4921)
to set together, i.e. (by implication) to introduce (favorably), or (figuratively) to exhibit; intransitively, to stand near, or (figuratively) to constitute
KJV usage: approve, commend, consist, make, stand (with).
Pronounce: soon-is-tah'-o
Origin: συνιστάνω (soon-is-tan'-o), or συνίστημι (soon-is'-tay-mee) from 4862 and 2476 (including its collateral forms)
unto you
humin (Greek #5213)
to (with or by) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your(-selves).
Pronounce: hoo-min'
Origin: irregular dative case of 5210
Phebe
Phoibe (Greek #5402)
Phoebe, a Christian woman
KJV usage: Phebe.
Pronounce: foy'-bay
Origin: feminine of φοῖβος (bright; probably akin to the base of 5457)
our
hemon (Greek #2257)
of (or from) us
KJV usage: our (company), us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mone'
Origin: genitive case plural of 1473
sister
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
adelphe (Greek #79)
a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically)
KJV usage: sister.
Pronounce: ad-el-fay'
Origin: fem of 80
, which is
on (Greek #5607)
and the neuter ὄν (on) present participle of 1510; being
KJV usage: be, come, have.
Pronounce: oan
Origin: οὖσα (oo'-sah)
a servant
diakonos (Greek #1249)
an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess)
KJV usage: deacon, minister, servant.
Pronounce: dee-ak'-on-os
Origin: probably from an obsolete διάκω (to run on errands; compare 1377)
of the church
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ekklesia (Greek #1577)
a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both)
KJV usage: assembly, church.
Pronounce: ek-klay-see'-ah
Origin: from a compound of 1537 and a derivative of 2564
which is
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
at
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
Cenchrea
Kegchreai (Greek #2747)
Cenchreae, a port of Corinth
KJV usage: Cencrea.
Pronounce: keng-khreh-a'-hee
Origin: probably from κέγχρος (millet)
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Cenchrea,
Church,
Deaconess,
Phebe,
Servant

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-16:  Paul wills the brethren to greet many;
17-20:  and advises them to take heed of those which cause dissension and offences;
21-27:  and after sundry salutations ends with praise and thanks to God.
command.
2 Cor. 3:1• 1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? (2 Cor. 3:1)
our.
Matt. 12:50• 50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. (Matt. 12:50)
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Mark 10:30• 30But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. (Mark 10:30)
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1 Tim. 5:2• 2The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. (1 Tim. 5:2)
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James 2:15• 15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, (James 2:15)
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1 Peter 1:22‑23• 22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
 23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. (1 Peter 1:22‑23)
a servant.
Luke 8:3• 3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. (Luke 8:3)
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1 Tim. 5:9‑10• 9Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
 10Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work. (1 Tim. 5:9‑10)
Cenchrea.
Acts 18:18• 18And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow. (Acts 18:18)
• Never having known the Roman Christians as an assembly, Paul sends many personal salutations. This was the link which subsisted. We see how touchingly his heart dwells upon all the details of service which attached him to those who had rendered it. (“Romans 15:8-16:27” by J.N. Darby)
• This letter of commendation formally introduced Phebe to the assembly in Rome. She was travelling from Cenchrea (the port of Corinth, two miles away) to that area for some personal "matter," and was probably the carrier of the epistle. (“Appendix: Romans 16” by B. Anstey)
• A minister is a person (male or female) who carries out a service for the Lord in either spiritual (Acts 6:4; 1 Peter 4:11) or temporal things (Matt. 10:41-42; Acts 6:2-3; 13:5; 19:22; 1 Tim. 3:10). (“Appendix: Romans 16” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is ministere of the assembly which is in Cenchrea;

JND Translation Notes

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Diakonos; deacon, or deaconess; the word "minister" here connects with "to minister" and "ministry" elsewhere, as ch. 15.31. She did the needed service in the assembly there; she was not properly a servant.

W. Kelly Translation

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But I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, being a deaconess of the assembly that [is] in Cenchreaa;

WK Translation Notes

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It should be "Cenchreae."