ἈΣΠΑΖΕΤΑΙ, ἀσπαζεται
ASPAZETAI, aspazetai
Sounds Like: as-PAH-zeh-tai
Translations: he greets, she greets, it greets, he salutes, she salutes, it salutes, he embraces, she embraces, it embraces
From the root: ἈΣΠΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to greet, salute, or embrace. It is often used to convey a friendly or respectful salutation, similar to saying 'hello' or 'farewell' to someone. It can also imply a physical embrace or a warm welcome. In a sentence, it would typically be used to describe someone extending a greeting to another person or group.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G782 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:6
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 9:3
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 12:1, 13:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 11:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 13:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 36:183
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Romans — 16:21, 16:23
- 1 Corinthians — 16:19
- Colossians — 4:10, 4:12, 4:14
- 2 Timothy — 4:21
- Philemon — 1:23
- 1 Peter — 5:13
- 2 John — 1:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΣΠΑΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΣΠΑΖΕΣΘΑΙ — to greet, to salute, to embrace, to welcome
- ἈΣΠΑΖΟΜΕΝΩΝ — greeting, embracing, saluting, welcoming, taking leave of, bidding farewell to, those greeting, those embracing
- ἈΣΠΑΖΟΥ — greet, salute, embrace, welcome
- ἈΣΠΑΣΑΙ — greet, salute, embrace, welcome
- ἈΣΠΑΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to greet, to salute, to embrace, to welcome, to bid farewell
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