Romans 16:9:1Rom.16.9.W1TAB
Ἀσπάσασθε
aspasasthe
“Greet”
- Transliteration
- as-PA-sa-sthe
- Extended
- ahs-PAH-sahs-thheh
- 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 our-ba-NON ton sy-ner-GON hê-MON en khree-STO kai STA-khyn ton a-ga-pê-TON mou
Exegesis
The verse is a single imperative sentence headed by aspasasthe {ἀσπάσασθε | aspásasthe} ‘greet’, addressing the community as a whole and directing them to extend greetings on Paul’s behalf.
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet, welcome warmly”
In context — Romans 16:9
Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ , and Stachys, my beloved.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 16:9, 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.16.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.9.W1.S1) and character.