to pay respects to • ἀσπάζομαι

Lexical Definition

‎ἀσπάζομαι‎ aspázomai (as-pad'-zom-ahee) to pay respects to ^G:V
from ‎Α‎ (as a particle of union) and a presumed form of ‎σπάω‎

embrace, greet, salute, take leave.

to enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome

Usage: 16 forms in 61 verses

Form	Translated As	In Verse(s)
ἠσπάσατο	greeted	Luke.1.40
ἠσπάζοντο	they were greeting	Mark.9.15
Ἄσπασαι	do greet	2Tim.4.19 • Titus.3.15
Ἀσπάζονταί	Greet	Titus.3.15 • 3John.1.15
Ἀσπάζομαι	Greet	Rom.16.22
Ἀσπάζεται	Greets	Rom.16.21 • Rom.16.23 • Rom.16.23 • Col.4.10 • Col.4.12 • Col.4.14 • 1Pet.5.13
	he greets	1Cor.16.19
Ἀσπάζεταί	Greet	2John.1.13
	Greets	2Tim.4.21
	He greets	Phlm.1.23
ἀσπασάμενοσ	having greeted	Acts.18.22 • Acts.21.19
	having said farewell	Acts.20.1
ἀσπασάμενοι	greeting	Acts.25.13
	having embraced	Heb.11.13
	having greeted	Acts.21.7
ἀσπάσησθε	may greet	Luke.10.4
	you shall greet	Matt.5.47
ἀσπάσασθε	do greet	Matt.10.12 • Rom.16.3 • Rom.16.5 • Rom.16.6 • Rom.16.7 • Rom.16.8 • Rom.16.9 • Rom.16.10 • Rom.16.10 • Rom.16.11 • Rom.16.11 • Rom.16.12 • Rom.16.12 • Rom.16.13 • Rom.16.14 • Rom.16.15 • Rom.16.16 • 1Cor.16.20 • 2Cor.13.12 • Phil.4.21 • Col.4.15 • 1Thess.5.26 • Heb.13.24 • 1Pet.5.14
ἀσπάζου	do greet	3John.1.15
ἀσπάζονται	Greet	Rom.16.16 • 1Cor.16.19 • 1Cor.16.20 • 2Cor.13.12 • Phil.4.21 • Phil.4.22 • Heb.13.24
ἀσπάζεσθαι	to salute	Mark.15.18
ἀπησπασάμεθα	we greeted	Acts.21.6
ησπάσαντο	they greeted	LXX.Exod.18.7

Abbott-Smith

ἀσπάζομαι depon., [in LXX: Ez 18:7, Jg 18:15 (לְשָׁלוֹם שָׁאַל), Es 5:2, I Mac 7:29, al.;]
to welcome, greet, salute: c. acc. pers., Mt 5:47, Mk 9:15, Ac 21:7, al.; id. seq. ἐν φιλήματι, Ro 16:16, I Co 16:20, II Co 13:12, I Th 5:26, I Pe 5:14; τ. ἐκκλησίαν (Deiss., BS, 257), Ac 18:22; as term. tech. for conveying greetings at the end of a letter (MM, s.v.), used by an amanuensis (Milligan, NTD, 23), Ro 16:22 (on the aoristic pres., here and elsewhere, v. M, Pr., 119; Bl., § 56, 4); κατήντησαν . . . ἀσπασάμενοι (on this constr., v. Bl., § 58, 4; M, Pr., 132, 238), Ac 25:13 (cf. ἀπ-ασπάζομαι).†

Abbott-Smith References

Book	Refs
Judges	18:15
Ezra	5:2
Ezekiel	18:7
Matthew	5:47
Mark	9:15
Acts	18:22 · 21:7 · 25:13
Romans	16:16 · 16:22
1 Corinthians	16:20
2 Corinthians	13:12
1 Thessalonians	5:26
1 Peter	5:14

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀσπάζομαι,

Epic dialect aorist ἀσπάσσατο[Refs]:—welcome kindly, greet, τινά[Refs 8th c.BC+]; μεγάλως ἠσπάζοντο αὐτόν received him with great joy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently with no modal word, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially as the common form on meeting, Στρεψιάδην ἀσπάζομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόρρωθεν ἀ. salute from a distance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρόσωθεν αὐτὴν ἁγνὸς ὢν ἀ. I salute her at a respectful distance, i. e. keep away from her, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ταῖς κώπαις, of the saluting of ships, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἀ. τινὰ βασιλέα to hail or salute as king, [Refs 1st c.BC+] to bid the event welcome, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__b take leave of, [Refs]; τὰ ὕστατα ἀ. take a last farewell, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__c as a formula in closing letters, [NT+1st c.AD+]
__2 from the modes of salutation in use, kiss, embrace, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of dogs, fawn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; cling fondly to, ἴσον σ᾽ ὡς τεκοῦσ᾽ ἀσπάζομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 of things, follow eagerly, cleave to, ἀ. τὸ ὅμοιον, οἶνον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of dogs, ἀ. τὰ ἴχνη[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 ἀ. ὅτι.. to be glad that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 with infinitive, to be ready to.., εὐωχεῖσθαι Refs 2nd c.AD+

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Rom.16.22}