Romans 16:14:1Rom.16.14.W1TAB
Ἀσπάσασθε
aspasasthe
“Greet”
- Transliteration
- a-SPA-sa-sthe
- Extended
- ah-SPA-sah-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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SPA-sa-sthe
- sentence
a-SPA-sa-sthe a-SYN-kri-ton PHLE-gon-ta HER-mên pa-tro-BAN HER-mân KAI tous syn au-TOIS a-del-PHOUS
Exegesis
The aorist middle imperative aspasasthe {ἀσπάσασθε | aspásasthe} functions as the main verb, directing the Roman church in a second person plural command.
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet, welcome warmly”
In context — Romans 16:14
Greet Asyncritus , Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 16:14, 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.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.14.W1.S1) and character.