Herodion
Paul's relative in Rome
Herodion was a Christian in Rome whom Paul refers to as his relative. He is mentioned in the greetings of Romans as part of the early Christian community in the capital.
Schlüsselereignisse
Greeting from Paul
Paul sends a greeting to Herodion in his letter to the Romans and calls him his relative, suggesting that he was a Jewish Christian.
11Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
ἀσπάσασθε Ἡρῳδίωνα τὸν ⸀συγγενῆ μου. ἀσπάσασθε τοὺς ἐκ τῶν Ναρκίσσου τοὺς ὄντας ἐν κυρίῳ.
Part of the church in Rome
Herodion was part of the growing Christian community in Rome before Paul himself arrived there, and contributed to the spread of the gospel in the capital of the empire.
11Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
ἀσπάσασθε Ἡρῳδίωνα τὸν ⸀συγγενῆ μου. ἀσπάσασθε τοὺς ἐκ τῶν Ναρκίσσου τοὺς ὄντας ἐν κυρίῳ.
12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work hard in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.
ἀσπάσασθε Τρύφαιναν καὶ Τρυφῶσαν τὰς κοπιώσας ἐν κυρίῳ. ἀσπάσασθε Περσίδα τὴν ἀγαπητήν, ἥτις πολλὰ ἐκοπίασεν ἐν κυρίῳ.
13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
ἀσπάσασθε Ῥοῦφον τὸν ἐκλεκτὸν ἐν κυρίῳ καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐμοῦ.