Romans 16:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and [salute] the church that is in their house. Salute Epaenetus my beloved, who is the firstfruits of Asia unto Christ.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ τὴν κατʼ οἶκον αὐτῶν ἐκκλησίαν. Ἀσπάσασθε Ἐπαίνετον τὸν ἀγαπητόν μου, ὅς ἐστιν ἀπαρχὴ τῆς Ἀχαΐας εἰς Χριστόν.

Transliteration

And the according-to oikon of-them ekklēsian. Aspasasthe Epaineton the agapēton of-me, who estin aparchē of-the Achaias to Christon.

Grammar Details

• Καὶ: conjunction - and/also
• τὴν: accusative feminine singular article - the
• κατʼ: preposition with accusative - according to/at
• *oikon*: accusative masculine singular - house/household
• αὐτῶν: genitive plural pronoun - of them/their
• *ekklēsian*: accusative feminine singular - church/assembly
• *Aspasasthe*: aorist imperative middle, 2nd person plural - greet/salute
• *Epaineton*: accusative masculine singular - Epaenetus (proper name)
• *agapēton*: accusative masculine singular - beloved/dear
• μου: genitive singular pronoun - of me/my
• ὅς: nominative masculine singular relative pronoun - who
• *estin*: present indicative active, 3rd person singular - is
• *aparchē*: nominative feminine singular - firstfruit/first portion
• *Achaias*: genitive feminine singular - Achaia (region)
• εἰς: preposition with accusative - to/into/for
• *Christon*: accusative masculine singular - Christ

Word Meanings

• *oikon*: house/household/dwelling
• *ekklēsian*: church/assembly/congregation
• *agapēton*: beloved/dear/dearly loved
• *aparchē*: firstfruit/first portion/first convert

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 16:15 : 15 Now I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to minister unto the saints),
• 1 Cor 16:19 : 19 The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
• Col 4:15 : 15 Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.
• Phlm 1:2 : 2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:
• Jas 1:18 : 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
• 3 John 1:1 : 1 The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.
• Rev 14:4 : 4 These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These [are] they that follow the Lamb whithersoever {G302} he goeth. These were purchased from among men, [to be] the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb.
• 2 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia:
• 2 Cor 9:2 : 2 for I know your readiness, {G5216} of which I glory on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia hath been prepared for a year past; and {G1537} your zeal hath stirred up very many of them.
• Matt 18:20 : 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the middle of them.
• Acts 18:12 : 12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat,
• Acts 18:27 : 27 And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;
• Rom 11:16 : 16 And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
• Rom 15:26 : 26 For it hath been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints that are at Jerusalem.
• Rom 16:8 : 8 Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord.
• Rom 16:12 : 12 Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.