Salutation

Usually translated “greeting”, “greetings” and “salutation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• greeting 5
• greetings 4
• salutation 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• Luke 5
• Matthew 1
• Mark 1
• 1 Corinthians 1
• Colossians 1
• 2 Thessalonians 1

6 books in all.

• Matthew 23:7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
• Mark 12:38And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
• Luke 1:29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
• Luke 1:41And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
• Luke 1:44For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
• Luke 11:43Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

How the English word “salutation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.