ὑμνέω humneō · G5214
to praise
ὑμνέω, -ῶ; (ὕμνος) [in LXX for הָלַל pi., שִׁיר, יָדָה hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. trans., with accusative of person(s) (in cl. also with accusative of thing(s)), to sing to, laud, sing to the praise of: Act.16:25, Heb.2:12. ; 2. Intrans., to sing: in LXX and NT, of singing hymns and praises to God (Psa.65:13, al.), Mat.26:30, Mrk.14:26 (see Swete, in l).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑμν-έω, ; Epic dialect ὑμνείω []; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ὑμνεῦσιν []; feminine participle ὑμνεῦσα []; Aeolic dialect infinitive ὔμνην to be restored for ὑμνεῖν in []; Laconian dialect 1st pers. plural subjunctive ὑμνίωμες []: Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers. plural imperfect ὔμνην []: future ὑμνήσω []: (ὕμνος): ; I with accusative of person or thing sung of, sing of, first in [], frequently in Hymni Homerici (Hymnus ad Apollinem[]: also in Prose, celebrate in a hymn, commemorate, Ὦπιν []; of the …
Where it's used 4 times
Matthew 26:30 · Mark 14:26 · Acts 16:25 · Hebrews 2:12
Source: TBESG G5214; TFLSJ G5214
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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