What does ἀσπασμός (aspasmós) mean in the Bible?
ἀσπασμός (aspasmós) is a Greek word meaning "a greeting (in person or by letter)".
Greek · G783
ἀσπασμός
A greeting (in person or by letter)
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ἀσπασμός G783
Pronunciation aspasmós
What does ἀσπασμός (aspasmós) mean in the Bible?
ἀσπασμός (aspasmós) is a Greek word meaning "a greeting (in person or by letter)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G783?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include greeting (5), greetings (2), [the] greetings (1), [to receive] greetings (1), greeting [is] (1).
Where does ἀσπασμός (aspasmós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (5), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), Colossians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It greeting 5× Luke 1:29, Luke 1:41, Luke 1:44, 1 Corinthians 16:21
greetings 2× Matthew 23:7, Luke 11:43
[the] greetings 1× Luke 20:46
[to receive] greetings 1× Mark 12:38
greeting [is] 1× 2 Thessalonians 3:17
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:7 ἀσπασμοὺς to greetings Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Mark 12:38 ἀσπασμοὺς to [to receive] greetings Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Luke 1:29 ἀσπασμὸς to greeting Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 1:41 ἀσπασμὸν to greeting Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 1:44 ἀσπασμοῦ to greeting Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 11:43 ἀσπασμοὺς to greetings Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Luke 20:46 ἀσπασμοὺς to [the] greetings Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 1 Corinthians 16:21 ἀσπασμὸς to greeting Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Colossians 4:18 ἀσπασμὸς to greeting Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Thessalonians 3:17 ἀσπασμὸς to greeting [is] Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 23:7
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 5 1 Corinthians 1 Colossians 1 2 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
ἀσπασμὸς 4x aspasmos Luke 1:29, 1 Corinthians 16:21, Colossians 4:18, 2 Thessalonians 3:17
ἀσπασμοὺς 4x aspasmous Matthew 23:7, Mark 12:38, Luke 11:43, Luke 20:46
ἀσπασμὸν 1x aspasmon Luke 1:41
ἀσπασμοῦ 1x aspasmou Luke 1:44
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 4x Matthew 23:7, Mark 12:38, Luke 11:43, Luke 20:46
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 4x Luke 1:29, 1 Corinthians 16:21, Colossians 4:18, 2 Thessalonians 3:17
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 1:41
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Luke 1:44
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a greeting (in person or by letter)
Strong's G783
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 4 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a greeting (in person or by letter)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:7 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀσπασμοὺς aspasmouv
a greeting, salutation
Read verse Mark 12:38 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀσπασμοὺς aspasmouv
a greeting, salutation
Read verse Luke 1:29 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀσπασμὸς aspasmov
a greeting, salutation
Read verse Luke 1:41 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀσπασμὸν aspasmon
a greeting, salutation
Read verse Luke 1:44 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀσπασμοῦ aspasmou
a greeting, salutation
Read verse Luke 11:43 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀσπασμοὺς aspasmouv
a greeting, salutation
Read verse Luke 20:46 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀσπασμοὺς aspasmouv
a greeting, salutation
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:21 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀσπασμὸς aspasmov
a greeting, salutation
Read verse Colossians 4:18 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀσπασμὸς aspasmov
a greeting, salutation
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 3:17 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀσπασμὸς aspasmov
a greeting, salutation
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 10 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Singular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:29 · 1 Cor 16:21 · Col 4:18 · 2 Thess 3:17 4×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:44 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:7 · Mark 12:38 · Luke 11:43 · Luke 20:46 4×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:41 1×
Word Origins
ἀσπασμός is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain