Greek · G782, G3598 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "greet no one on the road".

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Meaning

greet no one on the road

Grammatical Forms

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

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×

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

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)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment Acts 9 — The Risen Christ Converts His Fiercest Persecutor John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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