1 Corinthians 16:20:61 Cor.16.20.W6TAB
ἀσπάσασθε
aspasasthe
“greet”
- Transliteration
- a-SPA-sa-sthe
- Extended
- ah-SPAH-sahst-theh
- IPA
- /aˈspa.sas.tʰe/
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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SPA-sa-sthe
- 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 second clause begins with the aorist middle imperative aspasasasthe {ἀσπάσασθε | aspásasasthe} “greet,” directing mutual action marked by the reciprocal pronoun allelous {ἀλλήλους | allḗlous} “one another.”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:20
All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Corinthians 16:20, so the Greek word ἀσπάσασθε (aspasasthe) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.20.W6.S1) and character.