Romans 16:15:1Rom.16.15.W1TAB
Ἀσπάσασθε
aspasasthe
“Greet”
- Transliteration
- as-PA-sa-sthe
- Extended
- ahs-PAH-sahs-th eh
- IPA
- /asˈpa.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
as-PA-sa-sthe
- sentence
as-PA-sa-sthe phi-LO-lo-gon KAI i-ou-LEE-an nê-RE-a KAI tên a-del-PHÊN au-TOU KAI o-lym-PAN KAI tous syn au-TOIS PAN-tas ha-GI-ous
Exegesis
The verse is a single imperative sentence headed by aspasasthe {Ἀσπάσασθε | Aspásasthe} ‘greet’, a second person plural aorist middle imperative that addresses the entire community and frames the whole list as one collective action.
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet, welcome warmly”
In context — Romans 16:15
Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them .
About this coordinate
Romans 16:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 16:15, 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.16.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.15.W1.S1) and character.