Romans 16:11:6Rom.16.11.W6TAB
Ἀσπάσασθε
aspasasthe
“Greet”
- Transliteration
- a-SPA-sa-sthe
- Extended
- ah-SPAH-sahs-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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Word in context
- word
a-SPA-sa-sthe
- sentence
a-SPA-sa-sthe hê-rō-DI-o-na ton syng-ge-NÊ mou a-SPA-sa-sthe tous ek tôn nar-KIS-sou tous ON-tas en ky-RI-ō
Exegesis
The verse consists of two parallel imperative clauses, each headed by the aorist middle imperative aspasasthe {ἀσπάσασθε | aspásasthe} ‘greet’, addressing the Roman believers and assigning them the action of extending greetings.
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet, welcome warmly”
In context — Romans 16:11
Greet Herodion, my kinsman . Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord .
About this coordinate
Romans 16:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Romans 16:11, 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 Rom.16.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.11.W6.S1) and character.