Matthew 23:7:3Matt.23.7.W3TAB
ἀσπασμοὺς
aspasmoos
“greetings”
- Transliteration
- a-spa-SMOOS
- Extended
- ah-spah-SMOOS
- IPA
- /a.spa.ˈsmuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- greetings
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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-spa-SMOOS
- clause
KAI TOOS a-spa-SMOOS EN TAIS a-go-RAIS KAI ka-LEIS-thai hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
- sentence
KAI TOOS a-spa-SMOOS EN TAIS a-go-RAIS KAI ka-LEIS-thai hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn rhab-BI
Exegesis
The first coordinated object is the noun phrase tous aspasmous {τοὺς ἀσπασμούς | toùs aspasmoús} ‘the greetings’, with the accusative article plus noun functioning as the direct object of the implied verb.
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet, welcome warmly”
In context — Matthew 23:7
And the greetings in the marketplaces , and to be called Rabbi by the people .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 23:7, so the Greek word ἀσπασμοὺς (aspasmoos) 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 Matt.23.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.7.W3.S1) and character.