ἀσπάζομαι aspázomai

Meaning

to enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome

In the King James Version: embrace, greet, salute, take leave

Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a particle of union) and a presumed form of G4685 (σπάω);

Where it is used

• Matthew 5:47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
• Matthew 10:12 As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
• Mark 9:15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him.
• Mark 15:18 And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
• Luke 1:40 where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
• Luke 10:4 Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.
• Acts 18:22 When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
• Acts 20:1 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
• Acts 21:6 And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
• Acts 21:7 When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
• Acts 21:19 Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
• Acts 25:13 After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
• Romans 16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
• Romans 16:5 Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
• Romans 16:6 Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.
• Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
• Romans 16:8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
• Romans 16:9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.
• Romans 16:10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
• Romans 16:11 Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
• Romans 16:12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
• Romans 16:13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
• Romans 16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.
• Romans 16:15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.
• Romans 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
• Romans 16:21 Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
• Romans 16:22 I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.
• Romans 16:23 Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
• 1 Corinthians 16:19 The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
• 1 Corinthians 16:20 All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
• 2 Corinthians 13:12 Greet one another with a holy kiss.
• Philippians 4:21 Greet all the saints in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me send you greetings.
• Philippians 4:22 All the saints send you greetings, especially those from the household of Caesar.
• Colossians 4:10 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
• Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
• Colossians 4:14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
• Colossians 4:15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
• 2 Timothy 4:19 Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.
• 2 Timothy 4:21 Make every effort to come to me before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
• Titus 3:15 All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.
• Philemon 1:23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
• Hebrews 11:13 All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
• Hebrews 13:24 Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
• 1 Peter 5:13 The church in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, as does my son Mark.
• 1 Peter 5:14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
• 2 John 1:13 The children of your elect sister send you greetings.