ἀσπάζομαιaspázomai
to enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome
Greek (New Testament) · G782
Meanings
to welcome, greet, salute: with accusative of person, Matthew 5:47, Mark 9:15, Acts 21:7, and elsewhere; id. followed by ἐν φιλήματι, Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 2 Corinthians 13:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:26, 1 Peter 5:14; τ. ἐκκλησίαν, Acts 18:22; as term. tech. for conveying greetings at the end of a letter, used by an amanuensis, Romans 16:22; κατήντησαν... ἀσπασάμενοι, Acts 25:13 (cf. ἀπ-ασπάζομαι).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 57 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:47 If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.
- Matthew 10:12 When you enter the home, give it your blessing.
- Mark 9:15 When the crowd saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with awe, and they ran to greet him.
- Mark 15:18 Then they saluted him and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”
- Luke 1:40 where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth.
- Luke 10:4 Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road.
See every passage
- Matthew 5:47, 10:12
- Mark 9:15, 15:18
- Luke 1:40, 10:4
- Acts 18:22, 20:1, 21:6, 21:7, 21:19, 25:13
- Romans 16:3, 16:5, 16:6, 16:7, 16:8, 16:9, 16:10, 16:11, 16:12, 16:13, 16:14, 16:15, 16:16, 16:21, 16:22, 16:23
- 1 Corinthians 16:19, 16:20
- 2 Corinthians 13:12
- Philippians 4:21, 4:22
- Colossians 4:10, 4:12, 4:14, 4:15
- 1 Thessalonians 5:26
- 2 Timothy 4:19, 4:21
- Titus 3:15
- Philemon 1:23
- Hebrews 11:13, 13:24
- 1 Peter 5:13, 5:14
- 2 John 1:13
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.