ἀσπάζομαι

English (LSJ)

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.OT596, 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.Ion587.    b take leave of, Id.Tr.1276; τὰ ὕστατα ἀ. take a last farewell, Lys.13.39.    c as a formula in closing letters, Ep.Rom.16.22,23, BGU 1079.33 (i A. D.), etc.    2 from the modes of salutation in use, kiss, embrace, Ar.V.607; ἀ. τοῖς στόμασι Plu.Rom.1; of dogs, fawn, X. Mem.2.3.9, Pl.R.376a; cling fondly to, ἴσον σ' ὡς τεκοῦσ' ἀσπάζομαι E.Ion1363, cf. X.Cyr.1.3.2; ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἀ. καὶ φιλῶ Pl.Ap.29d: metaph., φιλεῖν καὶ ἀ. τὸ ἄδικον Id.Lg.689a.    3 of things, follow eagerly, cleave to, ἀ. τὸ ὅμοιον, οἶνον, Id.Smp.192a, R.475a, cf. S.E. M.11.44; of dogs, ἀ. τὰ ἴχνη X.Cyn.3.7.    4 ἀ. ὅτι . . to be glad that... Ar.Pl.324.    5 c. inf., to be ready to... εὐωχεῖσθαι Philostr. VA2.7, cf. 31, VS2.25.4. (Act. ἀσπάζω in letters (cf. I. C), POxy. 1158.18 (iii A. D.), al., cf. ἀσπάζομαι· ἀσπάζω, Hsch.