αἰνέω aineō · G0134
to praise
αἰνέω, -ῶ (αἶνος), poët., Ion. and late prose (MM, VGT, see word) for cl. ἐπαινέω, ; [in LXX chiefly for הלל, ידה ; ] ; to praise: with accusative, τ. θεόν, Luk.2:13,20 19:37 24:53, Act.2:47 3:8,9, Rom.15:11; with dative, τ. Θεῷ (Jer.20:13, al. for הִלֵּל לְ; see Field, Notes, 245), Rev.19:5.† ; SYN.: ἐξομολογέω, εὐλογέω, εὐχαριστέω, μακαρίζω (see DCG, i, 211). (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
αἰνέω ; (compare αἴνημι, αἰνίζομαι), imperfect ᾔνουν[], Ionic dialect αἴνεον[]: future αἰνήσω[]; in Attic dialect Poets always αἰνέσω, as in []: aorist ᾔνησα[]; Doric dialect αἴνησα[]; in Attic dialect always ᾔνεσα, Ionic dialect αἴνεσα[]perfect ᾔνεκα (ἐπ-) [] — middle, future αἰνέσομαι (only in compounds ἐπ-, παρ-):—passive, aorist participle αἰνεθείς[]perfect ᾔνημαι (ἐπ-) []—poetical and Ionic dialect Verb, very rare in good Attic dialect Prose [] being used instead:—properly, tell, speak of, …
Where it's used 9 times
Luke 2:13 · Luke 2:20 · Luke 19:37 · Luke 24:53 · Acts 2:47 · Acts 3:8 · Acts 3:9 · Romans 15:11 · Revelation 19:5
Source: TBESG G0134; TFLSJ G0134
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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