signifies "to greet, welcome," or "salute." In the AV it is chiefly rendered by either of the verbs "to greet" or "to salute." "There is little doubt that the revisers have done wisely in giving 'salute' ... in the passages where AV has 'greet.' For the cursory reader is sure to imagine a difference of Greek and of meaning when he finds, e.g., in Philippians 4:21 , "Salute evey saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you,' or in 3—John 1:14 , "Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name'" (Hastings, Bible Dic.). In Acts 25:13 the meaning virtually is "to pay his respects to."
Acts 20:1Hebrews 11:13Romans 16:221—Corinthians 16:19,202—Corinthians 13:13Philippians 4:22Colossians 4:10-151—Thessalonians 5:262—Timothy 4:21Titus 3:15Philemon 1:23Hebrews 13:241—Peter 5:13,142—John 1:133—John 1:14 EMBRACELEAVE"to rejoice," is thrice used as a formula of salutation in Acts 15:23 , AV, "send greeting," RV, "greeting;" so Acts 23:26; James 1:1 . In 2—John 1:10,11 , the RV substitutes the phrase (to give) "greeting," for the AV (to bid) "God speed." See FAREWELL , GLAD , HAIL , JOY , REJOICE.
a salutation, is always so rendered in the RV; AV, "greetings" in Matthew 23:7; Luke 11:43; 20:46; it is used (a) orally in those instances and in Mark 12:38; Luke 1:29,41,44; (b) in written salutations, 1—Corinthians 16:21 (cp. A, No. 1, in ver. 20); Colossians 4:18; 2—Thessalonians 3:17 .
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