Romans 16:14

Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes All otherwise unknown. The names are Greek. Hermaswas the name of the author of "The Shepherd," a celebrated religious romance, sometimes compared as such to the Pilgrim's Progress. But it is at least probable that "The Shepherd" belongs to a later generation than that of the Hermas here named. On Hermes, see second note on Romans 16:1.

the brethren which are with them Perhaps forming with them a "church" such as that of Romans 16:5; where see note. If so, the next verse may similarly be a greeting to a similar district "church," meeting under another roof.