Romans 16:7:1Rom.16.7.W1TAB
Ἀσπάσασθε
aspasasthe
“Greet”
- Transliteration
- as-PA-sa-sthe
- Extended
- ahs-PAH-sahs-th eh
- IPA
- /asˈpa.sas.tʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| 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 an-DRO-ni-kon KAI iou-NEE-an tous syn-gen-NEIS mou KAI syn-aikh-ma-LO-tous mou HOI-ti-nes ei-SIN e-PI-sê-moi en tois a-po-STO-lois hoi KAI pro e-MOU GE-go-nan en khree-STÔ
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperative aspasasthe {ἀσπάσασθε | aspásasthe} ‘greet’, directing the audience to address Andronikon {Ἀνδρόνικον | Andrónikon} and Iounian {Ἰουνίαν | Iounían}.
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet, welcome warmly”
In context — Romans 16:7
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and fellow prisoners, who are well known among the apostles , and who also were in Christ before me.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 16:7, 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.16.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.7.W1.S1) and character.