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G799 · Greek · New Testament
Ἀσύγκριτος
Asugkritos
Proper noun, masculine
Asyncritus — Incomparable

Definition

Asugkritos (Ἀσύγκριτος) is a Greek proper name meaning "incomparable" or "without comparison," from alpha-privative and sugkrino (to compare). As a common name in the Roman world, it was used for freedmen and slaves. In Romans 16:14, Paul greets "Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters with them" — a house church cluster in Rome.

Usage & Theological Significance

Romans 16 is a remarkable sociological document: it names 29 individuals in a Roman church community drawn from Jews and Gentiles, slaves and freedmen, men and women. Asyncritus appears alongside names that suggest former slaves (Hermes was common among Roman freedmen; Phlegon means "burning"). The gospel was creating an "incomparable" community — one without parallel in Roman society, where social barriers were dissolved in Christ. Paul's careful naming of each person reflects God's own valuation: every member of the body is known, named, and irreplaceable. The one named "Incomparable" was himself part of a community that was truly incomparable — a new humanity in Christ that the world had never seen before (Galatians 3:28).

Key Bible Verses

Romans 16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the other brothers and sisters with them.
Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Romans 16:3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 12:22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable.
Ephesians 2:19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of his household.

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