Romans 16:13:1Rom.16.13.W1TAB
Ἀσπάσασθε
aspasasthe
“Greet”
- Transliteration
- a-SPA-sa-sthe
- Extended
- ah-SPAH-sah-stheh
- IPA
- /aˈspa.sa.stʰe/
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-sa-sthe RHOU-phon ton ek-lek-TON en KY-ree-oi KAI tên mê-TE-ra au-TOU KAI e-MOU
Exegesis
The imperative aspasasthe {ἀσπάσασθε | aspásasthe} ‘greet’ opens the sentence as a second person plural command directed to the Roman community, introducing one item in Paul’s series of closing greetings.
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet, welcome warmly”
In context — Romans 16:13
Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord , and his mother and mine.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 16:13, 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.16.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.13.W1.S1) and character.