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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• 1Begin we again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some, recommendatory epistles unto you or from you? (2 Cor. 3:1)
our.
Matt. 12:50• 50{i}for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in [the] heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.{/i} (Matt. 12:50)
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Mark 10:30• 30that shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the coming age life eternal. (Mark 10:30)
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1 Tim. 5:2• 2elder women as mothers, younger women as sisters in all purity. (1 Tim. 5:2)
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James 2:15• 15If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, (James 2:15)
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1 Peter 1:22‑23• 22purified your souls as ye have in your obedience to the truth unto brotherly affection unfeigned, love one another out of a pure heart fervently,
 23having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible, through God's living and abiding word. (1 Peter 1:22‑23)
a servant.
Luke 8:3• 3and Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered to him of their substance. (Luke 8:3)
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1 Tim. 5:9‑10• 9Let a widow be enrolled not more than sixty years old, wife of one man,
 10witnessed of in good works, if she reared children, if she entertained strangers, if she washed saints' feet, if she relieved afflicted [persons], if she followed up every good work. (1 Tim. 5:9‑10)
Cenchrea.
Acts 18:18• 18And Paul having remained yet many days, 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."