Luke 20:46:12Luke.20.46.W12TAB

ἀσπασμοὺς

aspasmous

greetings

Transliteration
a-spas-MOUS
Extended
ah-spahs-MOOS
IPA
/a.spasˈmuːs/

Meaning by language

English
greetings

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Result
ἀ + σπασ + μοὺς
a + spas + mous
aspasmous

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Sigmas — as in sit
Pip — as in pet
Alphaah — as in father
Sigmas — as in sit
Mum — as in mother
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-spas-MOUS

  2. sentence

    pro-SE-khe-te a-PO tôn gram-ma-TE-ōn tôn the-LON-tōn pe-ri-pa-TEIN en sto-LAIS kai phi-LOU-ntōn a-spas-MOUS en tais a-go-RAIS kai prō-to-ka-the-dri-AS en tais sy-na-gō-GAIS kai prō-to-kli-si-AS en tois DEIP-nois

Exegesis

This genitive is further defined by the genitive participial phrases tôn thelóntōn peripateîn en stolaîs {τῶν θελόντων περιπατεῖν ἐν στολαῖς | tôn thelóntōn peripateîn en stolaîs} “those desiring to walk in robes” and (understood) tôn philoúntōn aspasmous en taîs agoraîs {τῶν φιλούντων ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς | tôn philoúntōn aspasmous en taîs agoraîs} “those loving greetings in the marketplaces.” The participles thelóntōn and philoúntōn are attributive, characterizing the scribes by habitual desires and affections rather than isolated acts.

In contextLuke 20:46

Watch out for the scribes who desire to walk in long robes and love greetings in the marketplaces, and the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

About this coordinate

Luke 20:46:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 20:46, so the Greek word ἀσπασμοὺς (aspasmous) 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 Luke.20.46.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.46.W12.S1) and character.