ἔπαινος epainos · G1868
praise
ἔπ-αινος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX for תְּהִלָּה, etc. ; ] ; praise: Rom.2:29 Rom.13:3, 1Co.4:5, 2Co.8:18, Eph.1:6, 12 1:14, Php.1:11 Php.4:8, 1Pe.1:7 2:14.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἔπαιν-ος, ὁ, ; approval, praise, commendation, []: frequently in Trag. and Attic dialect, ἐπαίνου τυχεῖν ἔκτινος []; κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινον ἔχουσα meriting praise,[]: plural, praises, []; 2 complimentary address, panegyric (but distinguished from ἐγκώμιον, as the general from the particular, []
Where it's used 11 times
Romans 2:29 · Romans 13:3 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · 2 Corinthians 8:18 · Ephesians 1:6 · Ephesians 1:12 · Ephesians 1:14 · Philippians 1:11 · Philippians 4:8 · 1 Peter 1:7 · 1 Peter 2:14
Source: TBESG G1868; TFLSJ G1868
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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