1 Corinthians 16:20:11 Cor.16.20.W1TAB
ἀσπάζονται
aspadzontai
“greet”
- Transliteration
- a-SPA-dzo-ntai
- Extended
- ah-SPAH-dzoh-ntai
- IPA
- /aˈspa.dzo.nται/
Meaning by language
- English
- greet
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SPA-dzo-ntai
- sentence
a-SPA-dzo-ntai hy-MAS hoi a-del-PHOI PAN-tes a-SPA-sa-sthe al-LÊ-lous en phi-LÊ-ma-ti ha-GI-ôi
Exegesis
The opening verb aspazontai {ἀσπάζονται | aspázontai} “they greet” precedes its object humas {ὑμᾶς | hūmâs} to emphasize the recipients.
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:20
All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 16:20, so the Greek word ἀσπάζονται (aspadzontai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.16.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.20.W1.S1) and character.