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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - ἀσπάζομαι
ἀσπάζομαι
G782
Transliteration: aspázomai
Pronunciation: as-pad'-zom-ahee
Definition: embrace
- Original: ἀσπάζομαι - Transliteration: Aspazomai - Phonetic: as-pad'-zom-ahee
- Definition:
1. to draw to one's self
a. to salute one, greet, bid welcome, wish well to
b. to receive joyfully, welcome
- Origin: from G1" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1 (as a particle of union) and a presumed form of G4685" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4685 - TDNT entry: 09:16,8 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1 (as a particle of union) and a presumed form of G4685" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4685; to enfold in the arms that is (by implication) to salute (figuratively) to welcome: - embrace greet salute take leave.