ἀσπασμός aspasmos

Greek word for “salutation” · Strong’s G783 · used 10 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

ἀσπασμός, -οῦ, ὁ; (ἀσπάζομαι); a salutation (so always in RV), greeting: oral, 1:44 11:43 20:46; written.†;

How it is translated

Glosses given for aspasmos in context, with how often each is used:

• greeting 5
• greetings 4
• salutation 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 1 (3), Matthew 23 (1), Mark 12 (1), Luke 11 (1), Luke 20 (1), 1 Corinthians 16 (1), Colossians 4 (1), 2 Thessalonians 3 (1)

Forms

• ἀσπασμοὺς 4
• ἀσπασμὸς 4
• ἀσπασμὸν 1
• ἀσπασμοῦ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with aspasmos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀγορά agora “marketplace” 4
• σκιρτάω skirtaō “to leap” 2
• πρωτοκαθεδρία prōtokathedria “seat of honor” 2
• βρέφος brephos “infant” 2
• στολή stolē “robe” 2
• κοιλία koilia “belly/womb/stomach” 2
• Παῦλος Paulos “Paul” 3
• χείρ cheir “hand” 3
• συναγωγή sunagōgē “synagogue” 2
• γραμματεύς grammateus “scribe” 2
• περιπατέω peripateō “to walk” 2
• θέλω thelō “to will/desire” 2

Key verses

The verses using aspasmos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 23:7 — And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
• Mark 12:38 — And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
• Luke 1:29 — And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
• Luke 1:41 — And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
• Luke 1:44 — For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
• Luke 11:43 — Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
• Luke 20:46 — Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at…
• 1 Corinthians 16:21 — The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
• Colossians 4:18 — The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:17 — The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.