Greek · G783, G58 · unreviewed

τοὺς ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς

A greeting (in person or by letter) · marketplace

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ἀσπασμός G783 a greeting (in person or by letter)
Pronunciation aspasmós
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ἀγορά G58 marketplace
Pronunciation agorá
Public gathering place where commerce, social interaction, and civic announcements naturally converged.
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What does τοὺς ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς (tous aspasmous en tais agorais) mean in the Bible?

ἀσπασμός · ἀγορά is a Greek word meaning "greetings in the marketplaces".

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Meaning

greetings in the marketplaces
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:29 · 1 Cor 16:21 · Col 4:18 · 2 Thess 3:17
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:44
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:7 · Mark 12:38 · Luke 11:43 · Luke 20:46
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:41
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.

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