Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Romans 16:12
Tryphena and Tryphosa. — Probably sisters or near relatives. They, too, may have been attached to the court.
Tryphena and Tryphosa. — Probably sisters or near relatives. They, too, may have been attached to the court.
Verse Romans 16:12. _TRYPHENA AND TRYPHOSA_] Two holy women, who it seems were assistants to the apostle in his work, probably by _exhorting,_ _visiting the sick_, c. _Persis_ was another woman, who...
TRYPHENA AND TRYPHOSA - These names, with the participle rendered “who labor,” are in the feminine gender, and these were probably two holy women, who performed the function of deaconesses, or who min...
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....
Give my greetings to Tryphaena and Tryphosa who toil in the Lord. Give my greetings to Persis, the beloved, who has toiled hard in the Lord. Give my greetings to Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and to his...
A LETTER OF COMMENDATION (Romans 16:1-2)...
TRYPHENA AND TRYPHOSA. Only here. Greek, feminine names. LABOUR, LABOURED. As in Romans 16:6. THE BELOVED. Not "my" as in Romans 8:9. PERSIA. Greek feminine name....
_Tryphçna and Tryphôsa_ Greek names. These Christian women are otherwise unknown to us. They were very probably, like Phœbe, "servants of the Church." _labour in the Lord_ TOIL (same word as that ren...
ΤΡΎΦΑΙΝΟΝ ΚΑῚ ΤΡΥΦΩ͂ΣΑΝ, perh. sisters, and belonging to the last-named group. The names are found in household inscriptions: Tryphaena in one case with Tryphonilla, in another with Τρυφω[ν or σα]. Za...
Greetings to Christians at Rome. 3–16. Greetings; see Lightfoot, _Phil._ pp. 171 ff. S. H. _ad loc_[317] [317] _ad loc._ ad locum...
ΚΟΠΙΟΌΣΑΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΚΟΠΙΆΩ (G2872) изнашиваться (_см._ Romans 16:6). _Aor._ выражает предшествующее действие. Part, используется как имя. ΈΚΟΠΊΑΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΚΟΠΙΆΩ (G2872) изнаш...
_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 Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord. SALUTE TRYPHENA AND TRYPHOSA, WHO LABOUR IN THE LORD - two active females. SALUTE...
__ 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...
PERSIS] the name of a woman....
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...
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...
Τρύφαιναν καὶ Τρυφῶσαν : “It was usual to designate members of the same family by derivatives of the same root” (Lightfoot): hence these two women were probably sisters. The names, which might be rend...
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...
Paul speaks here of three women, the two former of whom were distinguished at this time, and the third had been distinguished previously in the service of the Lord and of the church, like Priscilla an...
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...
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 TRYPHENA AND TRYPHOSA, WHO LABOUR IN THE LORD,.... These two were women, and are said to be noble women of Iconium, whom the apostle converted there, and afterwards went to Rome the names are G...
Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord. Ver. 12. _Who labour in the Lord_] Though not so much as Persis did, yet doth he not...
_Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa_ Probably two sisters; _who labour in the Lord_ In the service of the Lord, according to their stations: as did also Persis, who seems to be here termed _beloved_, becaus...
SALUTE TRYPHENA AND TRYPHOSA, WHO LABOR IN THE LORD. SALUTE THE BELOVED PERSIS, WHICH LABORED MUCH 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...
SALUTE TRYPHAENA AND TRYPHOSA, WHO LABOR IN THE LORD. SALUTE PERSIS THE BELOVED, WHO LABORED MUCH IN THE LORD. 'Tryphaena' -(trigh FEE nuh) 'TRYPHOSA' -(trigh FOE shuh) Perhaps sisters. (Vincent p....
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...
He salutes several women as well as men: you read before of Priscilla, ROMANS 16:3; of Mary, ROMANS 16:6; and now he adds three more in this verse. He saith of the two first, that they LABOURED IN THE...
Salute Tryphæna and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord....
Romans 16:12 Greet G782 (G5663) Tryphena G5170 and G2532 Tryphosa G5173 labored G2872 (G5723) in G1722 Lord...
‘Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord.' The similar names may suggest that these ladies were twins. Both names occur in Roman inscriptions. Paul clearly knew of their activities as C...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Romans 16:12. The three persons mentioned in this verse were probably deaconesses. PERRIS. The name is derived from Persia, but on this fact no inference can be based. This woman is not only distingu...
TRYPHAENA AND TRYPHOSA (Τρυφαιναν κα Τρυφωσαν). Probably sisters and possibly twins. Both names come from the same root, the verb τρυφαω, to live luxuriously (James 5:5). Denney suggests "Dainty an...
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...
TRYPHAENA AND TRYPHOSA. These two women were probably sisters. They were very active in the Lord's work. Persis. Another woman, who was especially loved for her work in the past. _Johnson_ thinks all...
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...
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,...
1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Corinthians 16:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:3;...
Tryphaena and Tryphosa. From trufaw to live luxuriously. See on riot, 2 Peter 2:13. Perhaps sisters. Farrar says they are slave - names....
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...
Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa — Probably they were two sisters....