ἀσπάζομαι

See also: ασπάζομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Could be related to σπάω (spáō, “to draw, pull”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /as.páz.do.mai̯/ → /asˈpa.zo.mɛ/ → /asˈpa.zo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.páz.do.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.zo.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.zo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.zo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /asˈpa.zo.me/

Verb

ἀσπάζομαι • (aspázomai)

1. to welcome kindly, bid welcome, greet
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 3.35
   • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Isthmian Ode 2.37
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.122, (compare 3.1)
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.121
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.4
   • 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 524
   • 429 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus the King 596
   • 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds 1145
   • 388 BCE, Aristophanes, Plutus 1042
   • 380 BCE, Plato, Euthydemus 273B
   • 388 BCE, Aristophanes, Plutus 752
   • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Charmides 153B
   • 428 BCE, Euripides, Hippolytus 101, (compare Plato, The Republic 499A)
   • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Mark Antony 76
   • 60 BCE – 7 BCE, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 4.39
   • 413 BCE, Euripides, Ion 587
   • 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 376A
   1. to take leave of
      • 415 BCE, Euripides, The Trojan Women 1276
      • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 1.3.2
      • 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Collected Works 133.22
2. to kiss, embrace, caress
   • 422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 607
   • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Romulus 1
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 2.3.9
   • 413 BCE, Euripides, Ion 1363
   • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 689A
   • 400 BCE – 387 BCE, Plato, Apology 29D
3. (of things) to follow eagerly, cleave to
   • 385 BCE – 380 BCE, Plato, Symposium 192A
   • 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 475A
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cynegeticus 3.7
4. to be glad that
   • 388 BCE, Aristophanes, Plutus 324

Inflection

   Present: ἀσπᾰ́ζομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἀσπᾰ́ζομαι	ἀσπᾰ́ζῃ, ἀσπᾰ́ζει	ἀσπᾰ́ζεται	ἀσπᾰ́ζεσθον	ἀσπᾰ́ζεσθον	ἀσπᾰζόμεθᾰ	ἀσπᾰ́ζεσθε	ἀσπᾰ́ζονται
	subjunctive	ἀσπᾰ́ζωμαι	ἀσπᾰ́ζῃ	ἀσπᾰ́ζηται	ἀσπᾰ́ζησθον	ἀσπᾰ́ζησθον	ἀσπᾰζώμεθᾰ	ἀσπᾰ́ζησθε	ἀσπᾰ́ζωνται
	optative	ἀσπᾰζοίμην	ἀσπᾰ́ζοιο	ἀσπᾰ́ζοιτο	ἀσπᾰ́ζοισθον	ἀσπᾰζοίσθην	ἀσπᾰζοίμεθᾰ	ἀσπᾰ́ζοισθε	ἀσπᾰ́ζοιντο
	imperative		ἀσπᾰ́ζου	ἀσπᾰζέσθω	ἀσπᾰ́ζεσθον	ἀσπᾰζέσθων		ἀσπᾰ́ζεσθε	ἀσπᾰζέσθων
infinitive						ἀσπᾰ́ζεσθαι
participle	m					ἀσπᾰζόμενος
	f					ἀσπᾰζομένη
	n					ἀσπᾰζόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἠσπᾰζόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἠσπᾰζόμην	ἠσπᾰ́ζου	ἠσπᾰ́ζετο	ἠσπᾰ́ζεσθον	ἠσπᾰζέσθην	ἠσπᾰζόμεθᾰ	ἠσπᾰ́ζεσθε	ἠσπᾰ́ζοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἀσπᾰ́σομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἀσπᾰ́σομαι	ἀσπᾰ́σῃ, ἀσπᾰ́σει	ἀσπᾰ́σεται	ἀσπᾰ́σεσθον	ἀσπᾰ́σεσθον	ἀσπᾰσόμεθᾰ	ἀσπᾰ́σεσθε	ἀσπᾰ́σονται
	optative	ἀσπᾰσοίμην	ἀσπᾰ́σοιο	ἀσπᾰ́σοιτο	ἀσπᾰ́σοισθον	ἀσπᾰσοίσθην	ἀσπᾰσοίμεθᾰ	ἀσπᾰ́σοισθε	ἀσπᾰ́σοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ἀσπᾰ́σεσθαι
participle	m				ἀσπᾰσόμενος
	f				ἀσπᾰσομένη
	n				ἀσπᾰσόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἠσπᾰσᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἠσπᾰσᾰ́μην	ἠσπᾰ́σω	ἠσπᾰ́σᾰτο	ἠσπᾰ́σᾰσθον	ἠσπᾰσᾰ́σθην	ἠσπᾰσᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἠσπᾰ́σᾰσθε	ἠσπᾰ́σᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἀσπᾰ́σωμαι	ἀσπᾰ́σῃ	ἀσπᾰ́σηται	ἀσπᾰ́σησθον	ἀσπᾰ́σησθον	ἀσπᾰσώμεθᾰ	ἀσπᾰ́σησθε	ἀσπᾰ́σωνται
	optative	ἀσπᾰσαίμην	ἀσπᾰ́σαιο	ἀσπᾰ́σαιτο	ἀσπᾰ́σαισθον	ἀσπᾰσαίσθην	ἀσπᾰσαίμεθᾰ	ἀσπᾰ́σαισθε	ἀσπᾰ́σαιντο
	imperative		ἄσπᾰσαι	ἀσπᾰσᾰ́σθω	ἀσπᾰ́σᾰσθον	ἀσπᾰσᾰ́σθων		ἀσπᾰ́σᾰσθε	ἀσπᾰσᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					ἀσπᾰ́σᾰσθαι
participle	m				ἀσπᾰσᾰ́μενος
	f				ἀσπᾰσᾰμένη
	n				ἀσπᾰσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἤσπᾰσμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἤσπᾰσμαι	ἤσπᾰσαι	ἤσπᾰσται	ἤσπᾰσθον	ἤσπᾰσθον	ἠσπᾰ́σμεθᾰ	ἤσπᾰσθε	ἠσπᾰ́δᾰται
	subjunctive	ἠσπᾰσμένος ὦ	ἠσπᾰσμένος ᾖς	ἠσπᾰσμένος ᾖ	ἠσπᾰσμένω ἦτον	ἠσπᾰσμένω ἦτον	ἠσπᾰσμένοι ὦμεν	ἠσπᾰσμένοι ἦτε	ἠσπᾰσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἠσπᾰσμένος εἴην	ἠσπᾰσμένος εἴης	ἠσπᾰσμένος εἴη	ἠσπᾰσμένω εἴητον/εἶτον	ἠσπᾰσμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην	ἠσπᾰσμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν	ἠσπᾰσμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε	ἠσπᾰσμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
	imperative		ἤσπᾰσο	ἠσπᾰ́σθω	ἤσπᾰσθον	ἠσπᾰ́σθων		ἤσπᾰσθε	ἠσπᾰ́σθων
infinitive						ἠσπᾰ́σθαι
participle	m					ἠσπᾰσμένος
	f					ἠσπᾰσμένη
	n					ἠσπᾰσμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἠσπᾰ́σμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἠσπᾰ́σμην	ἤσπᾰσο	ἤσπᾰστο	ἤσπᾰσθον	ἠσπᾰ́σθην	ἠσπᾰ́σμεθᾰ	ἤσπᾰσθε	ἠσπᾰ́δᾰτο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ἀσπᾰσσᾰ́μην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἀσπᾰσσᾰ́μην	ἀσπᾰ́σσᾰο	ἀσπᾰ́σσᾰτο	ἀσπᾰ́σσᾰσθον	ἀσπᾰσσᾰ́σθην	ἀσπᾰσσᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ	ἀσπᾰ́σσᾰσθε	ἀσπᾰ́σσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ἀσπᾰ́σσωμαι	ἀσπᾰ́σσηαι	ἀσπᾰ́σσηται	ἀσπᾰ́σσησθον	ἀσπᾰ́σσησθον	ἀσπᾰσσώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀσπᾰ́σσησθε	ἀσπᾰ́σσωνται
	optative	ἀσπᾰσσαίμην	ἀσπᾰ́σσαιο	ἀσπᾰ́σσαιτο	ἀσπᾰ́σσαισθον	ἀσπᾰσσαίσθην	ἀσπᾰσσαίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἀσπᾰ́σσαισθε	ἀσπᾰσσαίᾰτο
	imperative		ἄσπᾰσσαι	ἀσπᾰσσᾰ́σθω	ἀσπᾰ́σσᾰσθον	ἀσπᾰσσᾰ́σθων		ἀσπᾰ́σσᾰσθε	ἀσπᾰσσᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					ἀσπᾰ́σσᾰσθαι
participle	m				ἀσπᾰσσᾰ́μενος
	f				ἀσπᾰσσᾰμένη
	n				ἀσπᾰσσᾰ́μενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

• ἀσπάσιος (aspásios)
• ἀσπαστός (aspastós)

Further reading

• “ἀσπάζομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀσπάζομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀσπάζομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀσπάζομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀσπάζομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀσπάζομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀσπάζομαι”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G782 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible