welcome kindly, greet,
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 receivedhimwithgreatjoy,
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. salutefrom a distance, Pl. Chrm. 153b ;πρόσωθεν αὐτὴν ἁγνὸς ὢν ἀ.Isaluteher at a respectful distance, i. e. keep away from her, E. Hipp. 102 , cf. Pl. R. 499a ;ἀ. ταῖς κώπαις,of thesalutingof ships, Plu. Ant. 76 ;ἀ. τινὰ βασιλέα to hailorsalute asking, D.H. 4.39 : metaph.,ἀ. συμφοράν to bidthe eventwelcome,
E. Ion 587 .
b. take leave of,
Id. Tr. 1276 ;τὰ ὕστατα ἀ. take alastfarewell,
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. Ion 1363
, 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 gladthat . . , Ar. Pl. 324 .
5. c.inf.,to be ready to. . , εὐωχεῖσθαι
Philostr. VA 2.7
, cf. 31 , VS 2.25.4 . ( Act.
ἀσπάζωin letters (cf. I. C), POxy. 1158.18
(iii A. D.), al., cf.ἀσπάζομαι: ἀσπάζω,
Hsch.
