Found about 60 times in the New Testament and used in every New Testament book but John, Galatians, Ephesians, Second Thessalonians, First Timothy, James, Second Peter, First John, Jude and Revelation, the Greek verb “aspazomai” meant “greet,” “salute,” welcome.”
This term is found a few times in Matthew-Luke (Mt. 5:47; 10:12; Mk. 9:15; 15:18; Lk.
1:40; 10:4), a handful of times in Acts (Acts 18:22; 20:1; 21:6-7, 19; 25:13), and many times in Rom. 16. This latter reference illustrates how this term is frequently used at the close of several letters to express greetings to both individuals as well as congregations.