Romans 16:23:11Rom.16.23.W11TAB
ἀσπάζεται
aspazetai
“greets”
- Transliteration
- a-spa-ZE-tai
- Extended
- ah-spah-ZEH-tai
- IPA
- /a.spaˈdza.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- greets
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-spa-ZE-tai
- sentence
a-spa-ZE-tai hy-MAS GA-i-os ho KSE-nos mou KAI HO-lês tês ek-klê-SI-as a-spa-ZE-tai hy-MAS E-ras-tos ho oi-ko-NO-mos tês PO-le-ōs KAI KOU-ar-tos ho a-del-PHOS
Exegesis
The verse comprises two parallel greeting clauses, each introduced by aspazetai hymas {ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς | aspázetai hymâs} “greets you,” a standard epistolary salutation formula.
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet, welcome, embrace”
In context — Romans 16:23
Gaius, my host , and host to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city steward , and Quartus, the brother, also greet you.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Romans 16:23, so the Greek word ἀσπάζεται (aspazetai) 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.16.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.23.W11.S1) and character.