greeting.—(chairein infinitive of chairo,to rejoice.) Though the literal meaning of the word is to rejoice, the infinitive signifies in the compressed form appearing here, joy to you! In 2 John 10, the King James’ Translation has the rendering, “Godspeed,” but the American Standard Translation presents the more literal English equivalent, “greeting.” The word is an expressed wish for happiness for those thus greeted, and was common in Greek letters from which numerous instances may be cited in the