Romans 16:23 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀσπάζεται	Aspazetai	Greets	G782 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
Γάϊος	Gaios	Gaius	G1050 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ξένος	xenos	host	G3581 →
μου	mou	of mine	G3165 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὅλης	holēs	of all	G3650 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
ἐκκλησίας.¶	ekklēsias	church.	G1577 →
Ἀσπάζεται	Aspazetai	Greets	G782 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
Ἔραστος	Erastos	Erastus	G2037 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
οἰκονόμος	oikonomos	steward	G3623 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
πόλεως	poleōs	city	G4172 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Κούαρτος	Kouartos	Quartus	G2890 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφός.¶	adelphos	brother.	G80 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 20:4
Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
leads to
- Acts 19:29
  Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Timothy 4:20
  Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 6:21
  Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
- Colossians 4:7
  Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
- Titus 3:12
  As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
Through
1 Corinthians 1:14
I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
leads to
- Acts 18:8
  Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
Through
2 Timothy 4:20
Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.
leads to
- Acts 20:4
  Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
- Acts 19:22
  He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

3 John 1:1The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:Acts 19:22He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.1 Corinthians 1:14I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.Philemon 1:25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.2 Timothy 4:20Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.3 John 1:1–6The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.1 Timothy 6:21which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.1 Corinthians 16:23The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.Acts 20:4Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.Acts 19:29Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.1 Corinthians 16:20All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.1 Thessalonians 5:28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.2 Thessalonians 3:18The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.Acts 16:15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

Evidence1

What the record shows

Erastus — attested in contemporary inscriptionwell-supported
Erastus pavement inscription, Corinth ('Erastus...aedile laid [this pavement] at his own expense')
Biblical figure (City official (oikonomos) of Corinth, mid-1st c. AD) identified in extra-biblical epigraphy.
Counterpoint: The pavement names an aedile â€” a magistrate over public works â€” while Romans 16:23 calls Erastus the city's oikonomos, a financial steward; the two titles are not the same office, and Erastus was a common name in Corinth. Justin Meggitt and Steven Friesen have both argued the identification fails on those grounds. Gerd Theissen's reply, that the same man could have been quaestor and then aedile, is a proposal rather than evidence.

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