ἀσπάζομαι,
Epic dialect aorist ἀσπάσσατο[
Refs]:—
welcome kindly, greet, τινά[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; μεγάλως ἠσπάζοντο αὐτόν
received him
with great
joy, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently with no modal word, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially as the common form on meeting, Στρεψιάδην ἀσπάζομαι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόρρωθεν ἀ.
salute from a distance, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρόσωθεν αὐτὴν ἁγνὸς ὢν ἀ. I
salute her at a respectful distance, i. e. keep away from her, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ταῖς κώπαις, of the
saluting of ships, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἀ. τινὰ βασιλέα
to hail or
salute as king, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]
to bid the event
welcome, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
b take leave of, [
Refs]; τὰ ὕστατα ἀ.
take a last
farewell, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
c as a formula in closing letters, [
NT+1st c.AD+]
2 from the modes of salutation in use,
kiss, embrace, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of dogs,
fawn, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
cling fondly to, ἴσον σ᾽ ὡς τεκοῦσ᾽ ἀσπάζομαι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3 of things,
follow eagerly, cleave to, ἀ. τὸ ὅμοιον, οἶνον, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of dogs, ἀ. τὰ ἴχνη[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
4 ἀ. ὅτι..
to be glad that.., [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
5 with
infinitive,
to be ready to.., εὐωχεῖσθαι[
Refs 2nd c.AD+](
active ἀσπάζω in letters (cf. I. C), [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]
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