aspazomai meanings
Posted: August 25th, 2011, 12:45 pm
25 years ago, I went to a church in which it was normal to hug in greeting (all or nearly all) and it was even often done that one kissed in greeting friends. And since then I have visited other churches in which people hug and kiss much less in greeting . . . and that has indirectly led to a discussion of what the Bible meant by its instruction re greetings in romans 16:16 and parallels.
I recently had a friend tell me he thought I was reading hugging into the Bible, and I responded by saying that I thought that aspazomai included it by implication in its meaning. That led to my having to research this more carefully and to the following internet chat with two Greeks I quickly found on Bearshare.
requesting help with a Greek word
DUC750:
type the word...
zaitzefff:
it is koine Greek; aspadzomai is the transliteration
DUC750:
that means....i accept
zaitzefff:
usually translated as salut or greet, but may contain the idea of hug or embrace
zaitzefff:
do the Greeks currently have a different word meaning to greet, or do you use aspadzomai?
zaitzefff:
by the way, thanks in advance for help with the word.
DUC750:
a ok ...aspazome...is the hug..or the kiss.....
zaitzefff:
aspazome means to hug or to kiss in greeting, or simply to greet, without hugging or kissing?
zaitzefff:
obviously, in a letter, it is figurative.
DUC750:
as the matter of fact is the kiss...filao is the same with aspazome..
zaitzefff:
So, if you have instructions to aspadzome someone, that would mean, kiss them in greeting or, to hug and kiss them in greeting, rather than, to simply say "hi"?
zaitzefff:
The examples I am thinking of are two:
zaitzefff:
aspadzome one another with a holy kiss
zaitzefff:
and he aspodzmed them and then left for Macedonia
DUC750:
if 2 persons are good friends,or lovers or they are family...you can use the word aspazome.othrwise use the word grreting..without hug or kiss.
zaitzefff:
is there another word for greeting which is without hug or kiss?
DUC750:
yes wave!
zaitzefff:
and, aspazome normally includes the hug as well as the kiss?
DUC750:
thumbs up sign
zaitzefff:
by the way, thanks much for the help. Am I able to be of help in some way?
DUC750:
youare welkome..thank you..it is ok
zaitzefff:
k
zaitzefff:
kal emera . . . if I remember it right!
zaitzefff:
how do we say hope that is good day!
DUC750:
ok kalimera..
DUC750:
in greks/
DUC750:
greeks?
zaitzefff:
in Greek
DUC750:
ok...elpizo na ine mia kali mera
zaitzefff:
right; I was trying to remember the last 2 words; I studied a semester of Biblical Greek 30 years ago
zaitzefff:
and I remember how to say the basic greeting kali mera
DUC750:
look..kalimera is one word..and means good morning
zaitzefff:
oh, ok!
DUC750:
kali mera is 2 words ..means good day!
zaitzefff:
tis all for today . . . I wish you well and thanks much! Happiness to you and the gal in your photo!
***
zaitzefff:
and requesting help with a Greek word
xristoforos1992:
?
zaitzefff:
with the word aspadzomai, meaning to greet
xristoforos1992:
if you use it for a fraze it means that you agree with it and u use it too
xristoforos1992:
but if also means when you kiss someone with respect
xristoforos1992:
like the hand
xristoforos1992:
or the forhead
xristoforos1992:
we usually use it for the second reason
zaitzefff:
k; think I understand
xristoforos1992:
nice
***
This is what we know so far . . . was there another word for "greet" which meant a less affectionate greeting, back in NT times? duc750 seems to suggest a form of ave, which he wrote as wave but I think would have been have.
Anyone know more about this?
I recently had a friend tell me he thought I was reading hugging into the Bible, and I responded by saying that I thought that aspazomai included it by implication in its meaning. That led to my having to research this more carefully and to the following internet chat with two Greeks I quickly found on Bearshare.
requesting help with a Greek word
DUC750:
type the word...
zaitzefff:
it is koine Greek; aspadzomai is the transliteration
DUC750:
that means....i accept
zaitzefff:
usually translated as salut or greet, but may contain the idea of hug or embrace
zaitzefff:
do the Greeks currently have a different word meaning to greet, or do you use aspadzomai?
zaitzefff:
by the way, thanks in advance for help with the word.
DUC750:
a ok ...aspazome...is the hug..or the kiss.....
zaitzefff:
aspazome means to hug or to kiss in greeting, or simply to greet, without hugging or kissing?
zaitzefff:
obviously, in a letter, it is figurative.
DUC750:
as the matter of fact is the kiss...filao is the same with aspazome..
zaitzefff:
So, if you have instructions to aspadzome someone, that would mean, kiss them in greeting or, to hug and kiss them in greeting, rather than, to simply say "hi"?
zaitzefff:
The examples I am thinking of are two:
zaitzefff:
aspadzome one another with a holy kiss
zaitzefff:
and he aspodzmed them and then left for Macedonia
DUC750:
if 2 persons are good friends,or lovers or they are family...you can use the word aspazome.othrwise use the word grreting..without hug or kiss.
zaitzefff:
is there another word for greeting which is without hug or kiss?
DUC750:
yes wave!
zaitzefff:
and, aspazome normally includes the hug as well as the kiss?
DUC750:
thumbs up sign
zaitzefff:
by the way, thanks much for the help. Am I able to be of help in some way?
DUC750:
youare welkome..thank you..it is ok
zaitzefff:
k
zaitzefff:
kal emera . . . if I remember it right!
zaitzefff:
how do we say hope that is good day!
DUC750:
ok kalimera..
DUC750:
in greks/
DUC750:
greeks?
zaitzefff:
in Greek
DUC750:
ok...elpizo na ine mia kali mera
zaitzefff:
right; I was trying to remember the last 2 words; I studied a semester of Biblical Greek 30 years ago
zaitzefff:
and I remember how to say the basic greeting kali mera
DUC750:
look..kalimera is one word..and means good morning
zaitzefff:
oh, ok!
DUC750:
kali mera is 2 words ..means good day!
zaitzefff:
tis all for today . . . I wish you well and thanks much! Happiness to you and the gal in your photo!
***
zaitzefff:
and requesting help with a Greek word
xristoforos1992:
?
zaitzefff:
with the word aspadzomai, meaning to greet
xristoforos1992:
if you use it for a fraze it means that you agree with it and u use it too
xristoforos1992:
but if also means when you kiss someone with respect
xristoforos1992:
like the hand
xristoforos1992:
or the forhead
xristoforos1992:
we usually use it for the second reason
zaitzefff:
k; think I understand
xristoforos1992:
nice
***
This is what we know so far . . . was there another word for "greet" which meant a less affectionate greeting, back in NT times? duc750 seems to suggest a form of ave, which he wrote as wave but I think would have been have.
Anyone know more about this?