Romans 16:22:1Rom.16.22.W1TAB
Ἀσπάζομαι
aspazomai
“I greet”
- Transliteration
- a-SPA-zo-mai
- Extended
- ah-SPAH-zoh-mai
- IPA
- /aˈspa.dzo.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I greet
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SPA-zo-mai
- sentence
a-SPA-zo-mai hy-MAS e-GO TER-ti-os ho GRA-psas tên e-pi-sto-LÊN en KY-ree-ō
Exegesis
The main clause begins with the finite verb aspazomai {ἀσπάζομαι | aspázomai} “I greet,” followed immediately by its direct object hymas {ὑμᾶς | hymâs} “you,” forming the core assertion “I greet you.”
Root and etymology
aspazōalpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omega
“to greet warmly, welcome”
In context — Romans 16:22
I, Tertius , who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord .
About this coordinate
Romans 16:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 16:22, so the Greek word Ἀσπάζομαι (aspazomai) 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.16.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.22.W1.S1) and character.