ἀσπάζομαι
ἀσπάζομαι, Ep. aor.
A). ἀσπάσσατο Epigr.Gr. 990.9 :—
welcome kindly, greet, τινά Hom. , etc.: freq. c. dat. modi,
δεξιῇ ἠσπάζοντο ἔπεσσί τε μειλιχίοισι Il. 10.542 ;
χερσίν Od. 3.35 , al.;
ἁδυπνόῳ φωνᾷ Pi. I. 2.25 ;
μεγάλως ἠσπάζοντο αὐτόν received him
with great
joy, Hdt. 1.122 , cf.
3.1 ;
παρὰ τὴν πόσιν φιλοφρόνως ἀ. Id. 2.121 .
δ’; εὖ νιν ἀσπάσασθε A. Ag. 524 : freq. with no modal word,
S. OT 596 , etc.; esp. as the common form on meeting,
Στρεψιάδην ἀσπάζομαι Ar. Nu. 1145 , cf.
Pl. 1042 (v. Sch.),
Pl. Euthd. 273c ;
αὐτὸν ἠσπάζοντο καὶ ἐδεξιοῦνθ’ Ar. Pl. 752 ;
πόρρωθεν ἀ. salute from a distance,
Pl. Chrm. 153b ;
πρόσωθεν αὐτὴν ἁγνὸς ὢν ἀ. I
salute her at a respectful distance, i. e. keep away from her,
E. Hipp. 102 , cf.
Pl. R. 499a ;
ἀ. ταῖς κώπαις, of the
saluting of ships,
Plu. Ant. 76 ;
ἀ. τινὰ βασιλέα to hail or
salute as king,
D.H. 4.39 : metaph.,
ἀ. συμφοράν to bid the event
welcome, E. Ion 587 .
c). as a formula in closing letters,
Ep.Rom. 16.22 ,
23 ,
BGU 1079.33 (i A. D.), etc.
5). c. inf.,
to be ready to .. ,
εὐωχεῖσθαι Philostr. VA 2.7 , cf.
31 ,
VS 2.25.4 .( Act.
ἀσπάζω in letters (cf. I. C),
POxy. 1158.18 (iii A. D.), al., cf.
ἀσπάζομαι· ἀσπάζω, Hsch.
ShortDef
to welcome kindly, bid welcome, greet
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἀσπάζομαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ασπαζομαι
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-16342
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀσπάζομαι</span>, Ep. aor. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">ἀσπάσσατο</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epigr.Gr.</span> 990.9 </span> :—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">welcome kindly, greet,</span> <span class="quote greek">τινά</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> , etc.: freq. c. dat. modi, <span class="quote greek">δεξιῇ ἠσπάζοντο ἔπεσσί τε μειλιχίοισι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:542" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.542/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.542 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χερσίν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 3.35 </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">ἁδυπνόῳ φωνᾷ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 2.25 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μεγάλως ἠσπάζοντο αὐτόν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">received</span> him <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">with</span> great <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">joy,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:122" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.122/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.122 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.1/canonical-url/"> 3.1 </a>; <span class="quote greek">παρὰ τὴν πόσιν φιλοφρόνως ἀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:121" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.121/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 2.121 </a> . <span class="quote greek">δ’; εὖ νιν ἀσπάσασθε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:524" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:524/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 524 </a> : freq. with no modal word, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:596" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:596/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 596 </a>, etc.; esp. as the common form on meeting, <span class="quote greek">Στρεψιάδην ἀσπάζομαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1145" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1145/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 1145 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1042" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1042/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 1042 </a> (v. Sch.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg021:273c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg021:273c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Euthd.</span> 273c </a>; <span class="quote greek">αὐτὸν ἠσπάζοντο καὶ ἐδεξιοῦνθ’</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:752" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:752/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 752 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πόρρωθεν ἀ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">salute</span> from a distance, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg018:153b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg018:153b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Chrm.</span> 153b </a>; <span class="foreign greek">πρόσωθεν αὐτὴν ἁγνὸς ὢν ἀ.</span> I <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">salute</span> her at a respectful distance, i. e. keep away from her, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:102" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:102/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipp.</span> 102 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:499a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:499a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 499a </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. ταῖς κώπαις,</span> of the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">saluting</span> of ships, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg058:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg058:76/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 76 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. τινὰ βασιλέα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to hail</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">salute as</span> king, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:4:39" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:4.39/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 4.39 </a>: metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. συμφοράν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to bid</span> the event <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">welcome,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:587" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:587/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 587 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">take leave of,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1276" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1276/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 1276 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὰ ὕστατα ἀ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">take a</span> last <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">farewell,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg013.perseus-grc1:39" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg013.perseus-grc1:39/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 13.39 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>c).</strong></span> as a formula in closing letters, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:16:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:16.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Rom.</span> 16.22 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:23/canonical-url/"> 23 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BGU</span> 1079.33 </span> (i A. D.), etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> from the modes of salutation in use, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">kiss, embrace,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:607" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:607/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 607 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. τοῖς στόμασι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg002:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg002:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rom.</span> 1 </a> ; of dogs, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fawn,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:3:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:3:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 2.3.9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:376a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:376a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 376a </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cling fondly to,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἴσον σ’ ὡς τεκοῦσ’ ἀσπάζομαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1363" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1363/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 1363 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1:3:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1:3:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 1.3.2 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἀ. καὶ φιλῶ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:29d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:29d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ap.</span> 29d </a> : metaph., <span class="quote greek">φιλεῖν καὶ ἀ. τὸ ἄδικον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:689a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:689a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 689a </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> of things, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">follow eagerly, cleave to,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. τὸ ὅμοιον, οἶνον,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:192a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:192a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 192a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:475a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:475a/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 475a </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:11:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:11.44/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">M.</span> 11.44 </a>; of dogs, <span class="quote greek">ἀ. τὰ ἴχνη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:3:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:3.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyn.</span> 3.7 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. ὅτι</span> .. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be glad</span> that .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:324" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:324/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 324 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> c. inf., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be ready to</span> .. , <span class="quote greek">εὐωχεῖσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:2:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:2.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 2.7 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:31/canonical-url/"> 31 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg003:2:25:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg003:2:25:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VS</span> 2.25.4 </a>.( Act. <span class="foreign greek">ἀσπάζω</span> in letters (cf. I. C), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">POxy.</span> 1158.18 </span> (iii A. D.), al., cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἀσπάζομαι· ἀσπάζω,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> </div> </div><br><br>'}