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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. Matthew 5:47ἀσπάσησθε · you greet
    And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
  2. Matthew 10:12ἀσπάσασθε · greet
    As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
  3. Mark 9:15ἠσπάζοντο · to greet
    As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him.
  4. Mark 15:18ἀσπάζεσθαι · to salute
    And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
  5. Luke 1:40ἠσπάσατο · greeted
    …where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
  6. Luke 10:4ἀσπάσησθε · Do not greet
    Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
  7. Acts 18:22ἀσπασάμενος · greeted
    When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
  8. Acts 20:1ἀσπασάμενος · he said goodbye [to them]
    When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
  9. Acts 21:6ἀπησπασάμεθα · [And] after we had said our farewells
    And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
  10. Acts 21:7ἀσπασάμενοι · we greeted
    When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
  11. Acts 21:19ἀσπασάμενος · [Paul] greeted
    Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
  12. Acts 25:13ἀσπασάμενοι · to pay their respects
    After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
  13. Romans 16:3Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
  14. Romans 16:5Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
  15. Romans 16:6Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.
  16. Romans 16:7Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
  17. Romans 16:8Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
  18. Romans 16:9Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.
  19. Romans 16:10Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet; Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
  20. Romans 16:11Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet; Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
  21. Romans 16:12Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet; Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
  22. Romans 16:13Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
  23. Romans 16:14Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.
  24. Romans 16:15Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.
  25. Romans 16:16Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet; Ἀσπάζονται · send you greetings
    Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
  26. Romans 16:21Ἀσπάζεται · sends you greetings
    Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
  27. Romans 16:22Ἀσπάζομαι · greet
    I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.
  28. Romans 16:23Ἀσπάζεται · sends you greetings; Ἀσπάζεται · sends you greetings
    Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
  29. 1 Corinthians 16:19Ἀσπάζονται · send you greetings; Ἀσπάζεται · greet
    The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
  30. 1 Corinthians 16:20Ἀσπάζονται · send you greetings; Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
  31. 2 Corinthians 13:12Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet one another with a holy kiss.
  32. 2 Corinthians 13:13Ἀσπάζονται · send you greetings
    All the saints send you greetings.
  33. Philippians 4:21Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet; Ἀσπάζονται · send you greetings
    Greet all the saints in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me send you greetings.
  34. Philippians 4:22Ἀσπάζονται · send you greetings
    All the saints send you greetings, especially those from the household of Caesar.
  35. Colossians 4:10Ἀσπάζεται · sends you greetings
    My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
  36. Colossians 4:12Ἀσπάζεται · sends you greetings
    Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
  37. Colossians 4:14Ἀσπάζεται · send you greetings
    Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
  38. Colossians 4:15Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
  39. 1 Thessalonians 5:26Ἀσπάσασθε · Greet
    Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
  40. 2 Timothy 4:19Ἄσπασαι · Greet
    Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.
  41. 2 Timothy 4:21Ἀσπάζεταί · sends you greetings
    Make every effort to come to me before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
  42. Titus 3:15Ἀσπάζονταί · send you greetings
    All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.