ἀσπάζομαι
1. "to welcome kindly, bid welcome, greet", Lat. salutare, τινα Hom., etc.; as the common form on meeting, ἀσπάζομαί σε or ἀσπάζομαι alone, Ar.; πρόσωθεν αὐτὴν ἀσπ. I "salute" her at a respectful distance, i. e. keep away from her, Eur.:— also "to take leave of", id=Eur., Xen.
2. "to embrace, kiss, caress", Ar.; of dogs, Lat. blandiri, Xen.
3. of things, "to follow eagerly, cleave to", Lat. amplector, ἀσπ. τὸν οἶνον Plat.
4. ἀσπ. ὅτι "to be glad" that, Ar.