# G782 ἀσπάζομαι

ἀσπάζομαι (aspázomai), Strong’s G782: to enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome KJV: embrace, greet, salute, take leave. Occurs 60 times.

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*aspázomai* — to enfold in the arms, i.e. (by implication) to salute, (figuratively) to welcome

KJV: embrace, greet, salute, take leave

Built from [Α A](https://besorah.bible/word/G1) (the first letter of the alphabet) + [σπάω spáō](https://besorah.bible/word/G4685) (to draw)

Occurs 60 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 5:47](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/5?v=47) — If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
- [Matthew 10:12](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/10?v=12) — As you enter into the household, greet it.
- [Mark 9:15](https://besorah.bible/besorah/mark/9?v=15) — Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.
- [Mark 15:18](https://besorah.bible/besorah/mark/15?v=18) — They began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- [Luke 1:40](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/1?v=40) — and entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elisheva.
- [Luke 10:4](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/10?v=4) — Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals. Greet no one on the way.
- [Acts 18:22](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/18?v=22) — When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
- [Acts 20:1](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/20?v=1) — After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.
- [Acts 21:7](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/21?v=7) — When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and stayed with them one…
- [Acts 21:19](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/21?v=19) — When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his…