1 Corinthians 16:21:21 Cor.16.21.W2TAB
ἀσπασμὸς
aspasmos
“greeting”
- Transliteration
- a-spa-SMOS
- Extended
- ah-spahs-MOHS
- IPA
- /a.spaˈsmos/
Meaning by language
- English
- greeting
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 | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-spa-SMOS
- sentence
ho a-spa-SMOS tê e-MÊ khei-RI PAU-lou
Exegesis
The clause is a concise nominal statement without an expressed verb, beginning with ho aspasmos {Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς | hò aspasmós} ‘the greeting’ as the nominative subject.
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet, welcome, embrace”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:21
This greeting is written with my own hand—Paul .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 16:21, so the Greek word ἀσπασμὸς (aspasmos) 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.16.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.21.W2.S1) and character.