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Lexicon :: Strong's G782 - aspazomai

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ἀσπάζομαι
Transliteration
aspazomai (Key)
Pronunciation
as-pad'-zom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a particle of union) and a presumed form of σπάω (G4685)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:496,84

Strong’s Definitions

†ἀσπάζομαι aspázomai, as-pad'-zom-ahee; from G1 (as a particle of union) and a presumed form of G4685; to enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome:—embrace, greet, salute, take leave.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x

The KJV translates Strong's G782 in the following manner: salute (42x), greet (15x), embrace (2x), take leave (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x
The KJV translates Strong's G782 in the following manner: salute (42x), greet (15x), embrace (2x), take leave (1x).

  1. to draw to one's self

    1. to salute one, greet, bid welcome, wish well to

    2. to receive joyfully, welcome

      Used of those accosting anyone; of those who visit one to see him a little while, departing almost immediately afterwards; to pay respects to a distinguished person by visiting him; of those who greet one whom they meet in the way; a salutation was made not merely by a slight gesture and a few words, but generally by embracing and kissing, a journey was retarded frequently by saluting.
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἀσπάζομαι aspázomai, as-pad'-zom-ahee; from G1 (as a particle of union) and a presumed form of G4685; to enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome:—embrace, greet, salute, take leave.
STRONGS G782:
ἀσπάζομαι; [imperfect ἠσπαζόμην]; 1 aorist ἠσπασάμην; (from σπάω with α intensive [which see, but cf. Vanicek, p. 1163; Curtius, Das Verbum, i. 324f]; hence, properly, to draw to oneself [Winers Grammar, § 38, 7 at the end]; cf. ἀσκαίρω for σκαίρω, ἀσπαίρω for σπαίρω, ἀσπαρίζω for σπαρίζω); [from Homer down];
a. with an accusative of the person, to salute one, greet, bid welcome, wish well to (the Israelites, on meeting and at parting, generally used the formula לְךָ שָׁלוֹם); used of those accosting anyone: Matthew 10:12; Mark 9:15; Mark 15:18; Luke 1:40; Acts 21:19. of those who visit one to see him a little while, departing almost immediately afterward: Acts 18:22; Acts 21:7; like the Latin salutare, our 'pay one's respects to,' of those who show regard for a distinguished person by visiting him: Acts 25:13 (Josephus, Antiquities 1, 19, 5; 6, 11, 1). of those who greet one whom they meet in the way: Matthew 5:47 (in the East even now Christians and Mohammedans do not salute each other); Luke 10:4 (as a salutation was made not merely by a slight gesture and a few words, but generally by embracing and kissing, a journey was retarded by saluting frequently). of those departing and bidding farewell: Acts 20:1; Acts 21:6 [R G]. of the absent, saluting by letter: Romans 16:3, 5-23; 1 Corinthians 16:19; 2 Corinthians 13:12 (2 Corinthians 13:13); Philippians 4:21; Colossians 4:10-12, 14; 1 Thessalonians 5:26, etc. ἐν φιλήματι: Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Peter 5:14.
b. with an accusative of the thing, to receive joyfully, welcome: τὰς ἐπαγγελίας, Hebrews 11:13 (τὴν συμφοράν, Euripides, Ion 587; τὴν εὔνοιαν, Josephus, Antiquities 6, 5, 3; τοὺς λόγους, ibid. 7, 8, 4; so saluto, Vergil Aen. 3, 524). [Compare: ἀπασπάζομαι.]

Related entry:
ἀπασπάζομαι, 1 aorist ὰπησπασάμην; to salute on leaving, bid farewell, take leave of: τινά, Acts 21:6 L T Tr WH. (Himer. eclog. ex Phot. 11, p. 194.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:47; 10:12
Mark
9:15; 15:18
Luke
1:40; 10:4
Acts
18:22; 20:1; 21:6; 21:6; 21:7; 21:19; 25:13
Romans
16; 16:3; 16:16
1 Corinthians
16:19; 16:20
2 Corinthians
13:12; 13:12; 13:13
Philippians
4:21
Colossians
4:10; 4:11; 4:12; 4:14
1 Thessalonians
5:26
Hebrews
11:13
1 Peter
5:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G782 matches the Greek ἀσπάζομαι (aspazomai),
which occurs 59 times in 48 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:47 - And if you greet only your brothers,[fn] what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:12 - As you enter the house, greet it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:15 - And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:18 - And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:40 - and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:4 - Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:22 - When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:1 - After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:7 - When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted the brothers[fn] and stayed with them for one day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:19 - After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:13 - Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:3 - Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:5 - Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert[fn] to Christ in Asia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:6 - Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:7 - Greet Andronicus and Junia,[fn] my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles,[fn] and they were in Christ before me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:8 - Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:9 - Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:10 - Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:11 - Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:12 - Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:13 - Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:14 - Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers[fn] who are with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:15 - Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:16 - Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:21 - Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:22 - I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:23 - Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:19 - The churches of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:20 - All the brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:12 - Greet one another with a holy kiss.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:13 - All the saints greet you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:21 - Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:22 - All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:10 - Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him),

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:12 - Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:14 - Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:15 - Give my greetings to the brothers[fn] at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:26 - Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:19 - Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:21 - Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:15 - All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:23 - Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:13 - These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:24 - Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those who come from Italy send you greetings.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:13 - She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, my son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:14 - Greet one another with the kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:13 - The children of your elect sister greet you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:15 - Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends, each by name.
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