• Romans 16:23
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 23 ἀσπάζεται Is greeting ὑμᾶς YOU Γαῖος Gaius ὁ the ξένος stranger [as host] μου of me καὶ and ὅλης of whole τῆς the ἐκκλησίας. ecclesia. ἀσπάζεται Is greeting ὑμᾶς YOU Ἔραστος Erastus ὁ the οἰκονόμος steward τῆς of the πόλεως city καὶ and Κούαρτος Quartus ὁ the ἀδελφός. brother.

  • Romans Study Notes—Chapter 16
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 16:23

      host to me: That is, to Paul. The personal greetings from Tertius are limited to the preceding verse.

      the city treasurer: Or “the city steward.” The Greek word oi·ko·noʹmos, most often rendered “steward,” has the basic meaning of “a manager (administrator) of a house.” In this context, when used together with the Greek word for “city,” it apparently refers to one who was responsible for the financial affairs of the city of Corinth. Archaeological excavations in Corinth in the 1920’s unearthed a pavement or paving block with an inscription saying that a certain Erastus laid a pavement at his own expense. Whether the Erastus mentioned in this inscription is the same as the one Paul mentions here is uncertain, but the pavement is believed to have existed in the first century C.E.

      his brother: The Greek text literally reads “the brother” and could be understood in the sense of Quartus being a fleshly brother of Erastus. However, it is also possible to understand the text as referring to a spiritual relationship and thus translate it “our brother.”