G0799 G0799
Asyncritus, a Christian in Rome greeted by Paul in his epistle
The name means 'incomparable' or 'without comparison,' possibly indicating this person's distinctive character or simply a common Greco-Roman name. Paul greets Asyncritus along with four others in Romans 16, suggesting a house church or close-knit group of believers in Rome. We know nothing else about him, but his inclusion in Paul's greetings indicates he was a valued member of the Roman Christian community.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Romans 16:14 sends greetings to Asyncritus (consistently transliterated across languages) along with Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, and Hermas. The cluster of names suggests either a house church or a circle of friends who met together. Paul's personal greeting, despite never having visited Rome, shows the interconnected network of early Christianity—news and relationships spread through traveling believers who kept distant congregations connected. 1×
AR["أَسِنْكَرِيتُوسَ،"]·ben["আসুঙ্ক্রিটসকে,"]·DE["Asyncritus"]·EN["Asynkritos"]·FR["Asyncrite"]·heb["אַסִינְקְרִיטוֹס"]·HI["असुनक्रितुस-को"]·ID["Asinkritus,"]·IT["Asincreto"]·jav["Asinkritus,"]·KO["아순그리도"]·PT["Asíncrito,"]·RU["Асинкрита"]·ES["a-Asyn-kriton"]·SW["Asinkrito,"]·TR["Asinkritos'a"]·urd["اسنکرتس"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
not to be compared, unlike , 1st/2nd c.AD (Middle Liddel)