Romans 16:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀσπάσασθε Ἀνδρόνικον καὶ Ἰουνιᾶν, τοὺς συγγενεῖς μου, καὶ συναιχμαλώτους μου, οἵτινές εἰσιν ἐπίσημοι ἐν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις, οἳ καὶ πρὸ ἐμοῦ γέγονασιν ἐν Χριστῷ.

Transliteration

Aspasasthe Andronikon and Iounian, the syngeneis of-me, and synaichmalōtous of-me, hoitines eisin episēmoi among the apostolois, who also before me gegonasin in Christō.

Grammar Details

• *Aspasasthe*: aorist imperative middle, 2nd person plural - greet/salute
• *Andronikon*: accusative masculine singular - Andronicus (proper name)
• καὶ: conjunction - and
• *Iounian*: accusative feminine/masculine singular - Junia/Junias (proper name)
• *syngeneis*: accusative plural - relatives/kinsmen
• μου: genitive singular pronoun - of me/my
• *synaichmalōtous*: accusative plural - fellow prisoners
• *hoitines*: nominative plural relative pronoun - who/which
• *eisin*: present indicative active, 3rd person plural - are
• *episēmoi*: nominative masculine plural - notable/outstanding/of note
• ἐν: preposition with dative - among/in
• *apostolois*: dative plural - apostles/sent ones
• οἳ: nominative masculine plural relative pronoun - who
• πρὸ: preposition with genitive - before
• ἐμοῦ: genitive singular pronoun - of me/my
• *gegonasin*: perfect indicative active, 3rd person plural - have been/became
• *Christō*: dative masculine singular - Christ

Word Meanings

• *syngeneis*: relatives/kinsmen/compatriots/countrymen
• *synaichmalōtous*: fellow prisoners/captives
• *episēmoi*: notable/outstanding/of note/distinguished
• *apostolois*: apostles/sent ones/messengers
• *Iounian*: Junia (feminine)/Junias (masculine) - grammatical ambiguity exists in Greek

Referenced Verses

• Rom 16:11 : 11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. Salute them of the [household] of Narcissus, that are in the Lord.
• Rom 16:21 : 21 Timothy my fellow-worker saluteth you; and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
• Col 4:10 : 10 Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (touching whom ye received commandments; if he come unto you, receive him),
• Phlm 1:23 : 23 Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, saluteth thee;
• Gal 1:22 : 22 And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
• 2 Cor 5:17 : 17 Wherefore if any man is in Christ, [he is] a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 {G1063} Him who knew no sin he made [to be] sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
• 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft.
• 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
• Isa 45:17 : 17 [ But] Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be put to shame nor confounded world without end.
• Isa 45:25 : 25 In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
• John 6:56 : 56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him.
• John 14:20 : 20 In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
• John 15:2 : 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.
• Rom 8:1 : 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.
• Gal 2:2 : 2 And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles but privately before them who were of repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain.
• Gal 2:6 : 6 But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever {G4218} they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man's person) —they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing to me:
• Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.
• Gal 6:15 : 15 For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
• Eph 2:10 : 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.
• 1 John 4:13 : 13 hereby {G5129} we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
• Rev 1:9 : 9 I John, {G2532} your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and {G1722} kingdom and patience [which are] in {G5547} Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and {G1223} the testimony of {G5547} Jesus.