Topic
Greeting
62 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 37:4ISBE
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
- Genesis 43:27ISBE
And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
- Exodus 18:7ISBE
¶ And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
- Ruth 2:4ISBE
¶ And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
- 1 Samuel 10:24ISBE
And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
- 1 Samuel 25:5ISBE
And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
- 2 Samuel 11:7ISBE
And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
- 2 Samuel 20:9ISBE
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
- 1 Kings 1:31ISBE
Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
- Ezra 4:17ISBE
¶ Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
- Nehemiah 2:3ISBE
And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
- Psalms 129:8ISBE
Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
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- Daniel 2:4 ISBE
- Daniel 4:1 ISBE
- Daniel 6:25 ISBE
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 6:5 ISBE
- 1 Maccabees 10:18 ISBE
- 2 Maccabees 1:10 ISBE
- 1 Esdras 6:7 ISBE
- Matthew 10:12 ISBE
- Matthew 23:7 ISBE
- Matthew 26:49 ISBE
- Matthew 27:29 ISBE
- Matthew 28:9 ISBE
- Mark 12:38 ISBE
- Mark 15:18 ISBE
- Luke 1:28 ISBE
- Luke 1:29 ISBE
- Luke 1:41 ISBE
- Luke 1:44 ISBE
- Luke 10:5 ISBE
- Luke 11:43 ISBE
- Luke 20:46 ISBE
- Luke 24:36 ISBE
- John 1:14 ISBE
- John 14:27 ISBE
- John 19:3 ISBE
- John 20:19 ISBE
- John 20:21 ISBE
- John 20:26 ISBE
- Acts 15:23 ISBE
- Acts 23:26 ISBE
- Romans 1:7 ISBE
- Romans 16:5–23 ISBE
- 1 Corinthians 1:3 ISBE
- 1 Corinthians 16:19 ISBE
- 1 Corinthians 16:21 ISBE
- 1 Corinthians 16:23 ISBE
- 2 Corinthians 13:13 ISBE
- 2 Corinthians 13:14 ISBE
- Philippians 3:1 ISBE
- Philippians 4:21 ISBE
- Colossians 4:10 ISBE
- Colossians 4:18 ISBE
- 2 Thessalonians 3:17 ISBE
- James 1:1 ISBE
- 1 Peter 1:2 ISBE
- 1 Peter 5:14 ISBE
- 2 Peter 1:2 ISBE
- 2 John 1:3 ISBE
- 2 John 1:13 ISBE
- Jude 1:2 ISBE
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 64 references
gret'-ing (sha'-al; chairo, aspasmos, aspazomai):
(1) Sha'-al means "to ask," "to inquire of anyone respecting welfare," hence, "to greet." In the Old Testament the word "greet" occurs only once in the King James Version or the Revised Version (British and American), namely, in 1Sa 25:5, "Go to Nabal, and greet him in my name." But it is implied in other places where shalom ("well," "prosperity," "peace"), the common Hebrew greeting, is used; e.g. in Ge 37:4, it is said of Joseph that "his brethren could not speak peaceably unto him," i.e. could not give him the common friendly greeting of "Peace!" "Peace be to thee!" So, in Ge 43:27, the Revised Version (British and American) "He asked them of their welfare" (King James Version margin "peace"); Ex 18:7, "They asked each other of their welfare"(King James Version, margin "peace"); 2Sa 11:7, "how Joab did, and how the people did" (the Revised Version (British and American) "fared," the King James Version margin "of the peace of"); Joab said to Amasa (2Sa 20:9), the Revised Version (British and American) "Is it well with thee, my brother?" (Hebrew "Art thou in peace, my brother?"); Boaz greeted his reapers with "Yahweh be with you," and they answered, "Yahweh bless thee" (Ru 2:4; compare Ps 129:8, "The blessing of Yahweh be upon you; we bless you in the name of Yahweh"). For the king, we have, the King James Version and the English Revised Version God save the king (m "Let the king live," the American Standard Revised Version "(Long) live the king") (1Sa 10:24, etc.); "Let my lord king David live for ever" (1Ki 1:31; see also Ne 2:3; Da 2:4, etc.). In Ecclesiasticus 6:5 it is said "a fair-speaking tongue will increase kind greetings," the Revised Version (British and American) "multiply courtesies" (euprosegora).
(2) When Jesus sent forth His disciples to proclaim the kingdom, they were to "salute" the house they came to (Mt 10:12), saying (Lu 10:5), "Peace (eirene) be to this house!"; if it was not worthy, the blessing should return to themselves. After His resurrection He greeted His disciples saying, "Peace be unto you" (Lu 24:36; Joh 20:19,21,26); He left His "peace" with them as His parting blessing (Joh 14:27)--"not as the world giveth," in a formal way. A frequent form of greeting in the New Testament is chairo ("to rejoice," imperative and infinitive, chaire, chairete, "Joy to thee," "Joy to you," translated "Hail!" and "All hail!" Mt 26:49; 27:29; 28:9; Mr 15:18; Lu 1:28; Joh 19:3), "Rejoice!" (Php 3:1; the English Revised Version, margin "farewell"). Another word for greeting is aspasmos, "greetings in the markets" (the King James Version Mt 23:7; Mr 12:38, "salutations"; Lu 11:43, "greetings," Lu 20:46; also Lu 1:29,41,44; 1Co 16:21; Col 4:18; 2Th 3:17; in all these places the Revised Version (British and American) has "salutation").
(3) Of epistolary greetings we have examples in Ezr 4:17, "Peace" (shelam), etc.; 5:7; Da 4:1; 6:25. These are frequent in the Apoc: 1 Esdras 6:7, "to King Darius greeting" (chairo); 8:9; 1 Macc 10:18, etc.; 2 Macc 1:10, "greeting, health," etc. We have the same form in Ac 15:23; 23:26. In 3 Joh 1:14 it is, "Peace (be) unto thee. The friends salute thee." Paul opens most of his epistles with the special Christian greeting, "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:3, etc.). Also at the close, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you" (1Co 16:23; 2Co 13:14, etc.). He directs greetings to be given to various persons, and sends greetings from those who are with him (Ro 16:5-23; 1Co 16:19; 2Co 13:13; Php 4:21; Col 4:10, etc.). In those cases the word is aspazomai, and the Revised Version (British and American) translates "salute," etc. (compare Jas 1:1; 1Pe 1:2; 5:14; 2Pe 1:2; 2Joh 1:3,13; Jude 1:2).
W. L. Walker
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.