ψαλμός psalmos · G5568

psalm

ψαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ; (ψάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מִזְמוֹר ; ] ; 1. a striking, twitching with the fingers (Eur., al.), hence, a striking of musical strings (Æsch., a1.), and hence in later writers, ; 2. a sacred song sung to musical accompaniment, a psalm (LXX): 1Co.14:26, Eph.5:19, Col.3:16; of OT psalms, Luk.24:44, Act.13:33; βίβλος ψαλμῶν, Luk.20:42, Act.1:20.†; SYN.: see: ὕμνος (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ψαλ-μός, ὁ, ; twitching or twanging with the fingers, ψαλμοὶ τόξων []; II mostly of musical strings, πηκτίδων ψαλμοῖς κρέκον ὕμνον []; II.2 the sound of the cithara or harp, []; there were contests in τὸ ψάλλειν, []; II.3 later, song sung to the harp, psalm, []

Where it's used 7 times

Luke 20:42 · Luke 24:44 · Acts 1:20 · Acts 13:33 · 1 Corinthians 14:26 · Ephesians 5:19 · Colossians 3:16

Source: TBESG G5568; TFLSJ G5568

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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