Word study · Greek
aspazomai
to greet
Say it: as-PAD-zom-eye (approximate)
ἀσπάζομαι
What it means
To greet, welcome, or embrace. It occurs about twenty times in Romans 16, where Paul sends greetings to over two dozen people by name, and in his other letters' closings. It is a way of showing real bonds between people far apart.
Range of meaning
- GreetWelcome and acknowledge.
- EmbraceShow affection.
In Romans
- Chapter 16
"Greet ... greet ..." (16:3-23).
Every verse (16)
- Romans 16:3
- Romans 16:5
- Romans 16:6
- Romans 16:7
- Romans 16:8
- Romans 16:9
- Romans 16:10
- Romans 16:11
- Romans 16:12
- Romans 16:13
- Romans 16:14
- Romans 16:15
- Romans 16:16
- Romans 16:21
- Romans 16:22
- Romans 16:23
Verses where G0782 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources