Herodion
(Hερωιδιωνα). Probably one belonging to the Herod family like that above.Kinsman
(συγγενη). Merely fellow-countryman.Them of the household of Narcissus
(τους εκ των Ναρκισσου). "Narcissiani." There was a famous freedman of this name who was put to death by Agrippa. Perhaps members of his household.
Verse Romans 16:11. _HERODION, MY KINSMAN._] Probably another converted _Jew_. Romans 16:7. _OF THE_ HOUSEHOLD _OF NARCISSUS_] Probably _dead_ also, as we have supposed _Aristobulus_ to have been at...
CHAPTER 16 _ 1. Greetings to Individuals. (Romans 16:1 .)_ 2. Warning and Comfort. (Romans 16:17 .) 3. The Final Salutations. (Romans 16:21 .) 4. The Conclusion. ...
PERSONAL GREETINGS. Beside the two household groups of Romans 16:10 f., the catalogue contains twenty-six names, eight being those of women. Many of the names appearing were commonly borne by slaves....
A LETTER OF COMMENDATION (Romans 16:1-2)...
Give my greetings to my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. Give my greetings to Mary who has toiled hard among you. Give my greetings to Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen...
HERODION. Greek masculine name. NARCISSUS. Only here. Common Greek name (masc). WHICH. who....
_Herodion my kinsman_ See on Romans 16:7. The name is Greek. _them that be of the household of Narcissus_ Lit., as just above, THOSE FROM AMONGST NARCISSUS ". There was one notorious Narcissus, a free...
ἩΡΩΙΔΊΩΝΑ. Coming between the two groups of slaves, prob. belonged to the former: the name suggests a connexion with the Herod family. ΤΟῪΣ ἘΚ ΤΩ͂Ν ΝΑΡΚΊΣΣΟΥ. N. is reasonably identified with the fre...
Greetings to Christians at Rome. 3–16. Greetings; see Lightfoot, _Phil._ pp. 171 ff. S. H. _ad loc_[317] [317] _ad loc._ ad locum...
IN THE LORD— From this and the following verse we may observe, that when the whole family was converted, the Apostle writes to the church _in such a house;_ when not, the salutation is directed to as...
_TEXT_ Romans 16:1-16. I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae: 2 that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in...
Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. SALUTE HERODION MY KINSMAN - (see the note at .) GREET THEM THAT BE OF [THE HOUSEHOLD OF] NAR...
__ Paul's Intended Journey 28 During Paul's first three ministries the nations were dependent on Israel, and received of their spiritual things. Hence they were indebted to them and sought to pay by...
GREETINGS AND WARNINGS 1-16. Commendation and greetings. Observe the number of women to whom the Apostle sends greeting. The fact is indicative of the change wrought in the position of women by the g...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 16 PERSONAL GREETINGS Sometimes a church leader may seem very strict when he *preaches. There are some very serious ma...
MY KINSMAN. — See the Note on Romans 16:7. THEM THAT BE OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF NARCISSUS. — A phrase similar to that which is translated, “Them which are of Aristobulus’ household,” above. Narcissus, too...
CHAPTER 32 A COMMENDATION; GREETINGS; A WARNING; A DOXOLOGY Romans 16:1 ONCE more, with a reverent license of thought, we may imagine ourselves to be watching in detail the scene in the house of Gai...
Ἡρωδίωνα τὸν συγγενὴ μου. This agrees very well with the interpretation just given to τοὺς ἐκ τῶν Ἀριστοβούλου. In the household of Herod's grandson there might naturally be a Jew with a name of this...
PERSONAL INTEREST IN FELLOW-CHRISTIANS Romans 16:1 Here is a window into Paul's heart. He was apparently disowned by his own kindred, yet, as the Lord had promised, He had mothers, sisters, and broth...
In the salutation twenty-six persons are named. Two-thirds of these names are Greek, which, in all probability, are names of persons the apostle had actually known in his work in Asia. Phoebe was spec...
THIRTIETH PASSAGE (16:1-16). RECOMMENDATIONS, SALUTATIONS, WARNING. It is the apostle's custom, when closing his letters, to treat a number of particular subjects of a more or less personal nature, su...
To the recommendation of Phoebe, the apostle joins a list of _salutations_, which might indeed still be called recommendations; for the imperative ἀσπάσασθε, _greet_, fifteen times repeated, is addres...
“ _Salute Herodion my countryman. Salute them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, which labore...
Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. (9) Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. (10) Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household. (11) Sal...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
11._Who are of the family of Narcissus _It would have been unbecoming to have passed by Peter in so long a catalogue, if he was then at Rome: yet he must have been there, if we believe the Romanists....
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...
SALUTE HERODION MY KINSMAN,.... According to the flesh, being of the same nation, a Jew; or of the same tribe, the tribe of Benjamin; or of the same family, and nearly allied in blood to him: though t...
Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the _household_ of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. Ver. 11. _My kinsman_] In the flesh, but more in the faith, that surest tie....
_Salute Urbane_, or _Urbanus_ rather, _our helper_ Συνεργον, _our fellow-labourer_ Mine and Timothy's, Romans 16:21. _Salute Apelles_, τον δοκιμον, _the approved in Christ_ One who hath showed himself...
SALUTE HERODION, MY KINSMAN. GREET THEM THAT BE OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF NARCISSUS, WHICH ARE IN THE LORD....
Greetings sent by Paul to friends and acquaintances:...
COMMUNICATIONS, GREETINGS AND CLOSING This chapter has a character peculiar to itself; and being a fifth subdivision of the last division (Chapter s 12 to 16) of the book, we may expect in some sense...
Priscilla and Aquila Acts 18:24-28 Taught Apollos Kicked out of Rome Came to Corinth NOTE: The Roman letter is written from Corinth 4 Church that is in their house NOTE: Many house churches in R...
HOUSEHOLD: Or, friends...
SALUTE HERODION MY KINSMAN. SALUTE THEM OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF NARCISSUS, THAT ARE IN THE LORD. 'Herodion' -(hih ROE dee uhn) (heroic). Possibly one belonging to the above "household". 'NARCISSUS' -(na...
1-16 Paul recommends Phebe to the Christians at Rome. It becomes Christians to help one another in their affairs, especially strangers; we know not what help we may need ourselves. Paul asks help for...
SALUTE HERODION MY KINSMAN: see ROMANS 16:7. GREET THEM THAT BE OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF NARCISSUS: this _Narcissus_ is reported by Suetonius to have been in great favour with Claudius the emperor, and to...
Salute Herodion my kinsman. Salute them of the household of Narcissus, that are in the Lord. [This is probably Narcissus the rich freedman and favorite of Cæsar's, whose household would therefore be c...
Romans 16:11 Greet G782 (G5663) Herodion G2267 my G3450 countryman G4773 Greet G782 (G5663) those G3588 of...
1). FINAL GREETINGS AND EXHORTATIONS (16:1-16). It is unusual to find such a detailed list of people to be greeted in Paul's letters. Indeed, in most of his letters no specific person is individually...
4). FINAL GREETINGS (16:1-27). We now come to the close of the letter. This final chapter divides up into three subsections: 1) Final greetings and exhortations (Romans 16:1). 2) Exhortation to bew...
‘Salute Herodion my kinsman.' The name Herodion would appear to connect him in some way with one of the Herods, quite probably as a servant or slave. Whilst ‘my kinsman' may simply indicate a fellow-...
III. CONCLUDING PORTION OF THE EPISTLE. This part of the Epistle may be divided into four sections, (1) Personal explanations, similar to those in chap. Romans 1:8-15 (chap. Romans 15:14-33). (2.) Gre...
2. _Greetings to different Persons at Rome._ The bearer of the letter is commended in vers, 1, 2. Then follow greetings to many individuals, and to some households or household churches. About one thi...
Romans 16:11. NARCISSUS. A powerful freedman of Claudius bore this name, but died two or three years before this Epistle was written. Possibly the household of this person is meant....
CONTENTS: The outflow of Christian love. Closing salutations and benediction. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, many of the gospel helpers, Satan. CONCLUSION: Courtesy and Christianity go together. Ackn...
Romans 16:1. _I commend to you Phebe a servant of the church._ Διακονον, a _deaconess_ of the church _at Cenehrea,_ the eastern port of Corinth, where Paul shaved his head, that he might be purified o...
HERODION. He may have been a part of the "family of Aristobulus." FAMILY OF NARCISSUS. This is probably the Narcissus who had been killed by Nero two or three years before Paul wrote this letter. His...
THE CONCLUSION OF THE EPISTLE 1. This is scarcely the kind of conclusion that one would have expected. One would have thought that the rapt apostle, having been borne to the loftiest circles of conte...
_Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord._ AMPLIAS Was probably one of Paul’s converts. I. “my beloved.” 1. As his own son in the gospel, or-- 2. From special grace observed in him. 3. Warm attachm...
_Them which are of Aristobulus’ household._ THE HOUSEHOLDS OF ARISTOBULUS AND NARCISSUS We do not know anything about these two persons, men of position evidently, who had large households. But learn...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 16:11 THE FAMILY OF NARCISSUS refers to the slaves in Narcissus’s household. Some scholars think Narcissus was the wealthy freedman who served the emperor Claudius (A.D. 41–54)....
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 16:1 Paul warmly greets those he knows in Rome. He is able to say something specific about almost every person greeted. ⇐...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 16:7. MY KINSMEN.—Kindred. Perhaps in this passage the wider sense of fellow-countrymen. It is difficult to state what is the imprisonment here mentioned. Romans 16:8.—Amplias...
EXPOSITION ROMANS 16:1 K. _Commendation of Phoebe, and salutations to Christians at Rome._ ROMANS 16:1, ROMANS 16:2 I co
Chapter 16 is just personal greetings to many of those in Rome. We are going to go rather rapidly through it, just pointing out a few things. First of all, Paul, commends unto you Phoebe our sister,...
Narcissus. This name was borne by a distinguished freedman, who was secretary of letters to Claudius. Juvenal alludes to his wealth and his influence over Claudius, and says that Messalina, the wife o...
THE WOMEN OF THE EARLY CHURCH Romans 16:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is, perhaps, no one chapter in the Bible which so marvelously reveals the womanhood of the early church, as the women described in...
Those of the family of Aristobulus and Narcissus, who are in the Lord — It seems only part of their families were converted. Probably, some of them were not known to St. Paul by face, but only by char...