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ἀσπάζομαι

aspazomaito pay respects toHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb60 occurrences17 books49 verses

Definition

ἀσπάζομαι depon.,

[in LXX: Ezekiel 18:7, Judges 18:15 (שָׁלוֹם שָׁאַל), Esther 5:2, 1Ma.7.29, al. ;]

to welcome, greet, salute: with accusative of person(s), Matthew 5:47, Mark 9:15, Acts 21:7, al.; id. before ἐν φιλήματι, Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 2 Corinthians 13:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:26, 1 Peter 5:14; τ. ἐκκλησίαν (Deiss., BS, 257), Acts 18:22; as term. tech. for conveying greetings at the end of a letter (MM, see word), used by an amanuensis (Milligan, NTD, 23), Romans 16:22 (on the aoristic Pres., here and elsewhere, see M, Pr., 119; Bl., § 56, 4); κατήντησαν . . . ἀσπασάμενοι (on this constr., see El., § 58, 4; M, Pr., 132, 238), Acts 25:13 (cf. ἀπ-ἀπ-ασπάζομαι).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

60 total
  1. Titus 3:15Ἄσπασαι · Greet
    All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.
  2. Philemon 1:23Ἀσπάζεταί · sends you greetings
    Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
  3. Hebrews 11:13ἀσπασάμενοι · welcomed
    All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
  4. Hebrews 13:24Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet; Ἀσπάζονται · send you greetings
    Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
  5. 1 Peter 5:13Ἀσπάζεται · sends you greetings
    The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.
  6. 1 Peter 5:14Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
  7. 2 John 1:13Ἀσπάζεταί · send you greetings
    The children of your elect sister send you greetings.
  8. 3 John 1:14Ἀσπάζονταί · send you greetings; Ἀσπάζου · Greet
    Instead, I hope to see you soon and speak with you face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send you greetings. Greet each of our friends there by name.