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Greek · G782, G3598

μηδένα κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἀσπάσησθε

To pay respects to · road

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ἀσπάζομαι G782 to pay respects to
Pronunciation aspázomai
Warm public greeting expressing respect and affection, often sealed with a kiss in early Christian practice
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ὁδός G3598 road
Pronunciation hodós
Metaphorically denotes a course of conduct or way of life, especially God's approved pathway or the Christian faith itself.
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What does μηδένα κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἀσπάσησθε (mēdena kata tēn hodon aspasēsthe) mean in the Bible?

ἀσπάζομαι · ὁδός is a Greek phrase meaning "greet no one on the road".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἀσπάζομαι · ὁδός mean in the Bible?

ἀσπάζομαι · ὁδός is a Greek phrase meaning "greet no one on the road".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G782, G3598?

G782, G3598 is connected to 59 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. greet no one on the road

Strong's G782, G3598
Lexical occurrences 59 verses Word forms 5 forms 59 references

Source Gloss

greet no one on the road
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 5 Aligned forms 59 Tenses Aorist, Present, Imperfect Voices Middle
Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect
Voices
Middle
Imperative command or strong request 27×
Aorist Middle Matt 10:12 · Rom 16:3 · Rom 16:5 · Rom 16:6 · Rom 16:7 · Rom 16:8 · Rom 16:9 · Rom 16:10 · Rom 16:11 · Rom 16:12 · Rom 16:13 · Rom 16:14 · Rom 16:15 · Rom 16:16 · 1 Cor 16:20 · 2 Cor 13:12 26×
Present Middle 3 John 1:15 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 23×
Present Middle Rom 16:21 · Rom 16:23 · 1 Cor 16:19 · Col 4:10 · Col 4:12 · Col 4:14 · 2 Tim 4:21 · Phlm 1:23 · 1 Pet 5:13 · 2 John 1:13 · Rom 16:16 · 1 Cor 16:20 · 2 Cor 13:12 · Phil 4:21 · Phil 4:22 · Titus 3:15 21×
Imperfect Middle Mark 9:15 1×
Aorist Middle Luke 1:40 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 6×
Aorist Middle Acts 18:22 · Acts 20:1 · Acts 21:19 · Acts 21:7 · Acts 25:13 · Heb 11:13 6×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Middle Matt 5:47 · Luke 10:4 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Middle Mark 15:18 1×
59 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 58 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 ongoing 21 imperative 27 background 1 subjunctive 2 infinitive 1 participle 5
Tense
aorist 34 present 23 imperfect 1
Voice
middle 58
Mood
imperative 27 indicative 23 participle 5 subjunctive 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:47 ἀσπάσησθε aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:12 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Mark 9:15 ἠσπάζοντο imperfect middle indicative background Mark 15:18 ἀσπάζεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Luke 1:40 ἠσπάσατο aorist middle indicative completed Luke 10:4 ἀσπάσησθε aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Acts 18:22 ἀσπασάμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 20:1 ἀσπασάμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 21:19 ἀσπασάμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 21:7 ἀσπασάμενοι aorist middle participle participle Acts 25:13 ἀσπασάμενοι aorist middle participle participle Romans 16:10 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:10 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:11 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:11 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:12 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:12 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:13 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:14 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:15 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:16 Ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:16 Ἀσπάζονται present middle indicative ongoing Romans 16:21 Ἀσπάζεται present middle indicative ongoing Romans 16:22 ἀσπάζομαι present middle indicative ongoing Romans 16:23 ἀσπάζεται present middle indicative ongoing Romans 16:23 ἀσπάζεται present middle indicative ongoing Romans 16:3 Ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:5 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:6 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:7 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:8 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Romans 16:9 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 16:19 Ἀσπάζονται present middle indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 16:19 ἀσπάζεται present middle indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 16:20 ἀσπάζονται present middle indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 16:20 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative 2 Corinthians 13:12 ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative 2 Corinthians 13:12 ἀσπάζονται present middle indicative ongoing Philippians 4:21 Ἀσπάσασθε aorist middle imperative imperative Philippians 4:21 ἀσπάζονται present middle indicative ongoing +18 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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