Romans 16:3:1Rom.16.3.W1TAB
Ἀσπάσασθε
aspasasthe
“Greet”
- Transliteration
- as-PA-sa-sthe
- Extended
- ahs-PAH-sahs-th(eh)
- 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
as-PA-sa-sthe
- sentence
as-PA-sa-sthe PRIS-kan KAI a-KY-lan tous sy-ner-GOUS mou en khree-STÔ ee-ay-SOO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the second person plural aorist middle imperative aspasasthe {Ἀσπάσασθε | aspásasthe} ‘greet,’ addressing the whole community and framing the line as a direct instruction.
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet, welcome warmly”
In context — Romans 16:3
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus .
About this coordinate
Romans 16:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 16:3, 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.16.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.3.W1.S1) and character.