Strong G134αἰνέω
to praise
- Transliteration
- aineō
- Pronunciation
- ahee-neh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G136; to praise (God): - praise.
Detailed definition
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)
[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)
In the Bible
Strong G134 appears in 9 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- praise9
First verses
- Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
- Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
- Luke 19:37And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
- Luke 24:53And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
- Acts 2:47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
- Acts 3:8And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
- Acts 3:9And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
- Romans 15:11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
- Revelation 19:5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
αἰνέω
(compare αἴνημι, αἰνίζομαι), imperfect ᾔνουν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1154)], Ionic dialect αἴνεον[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.73)]: future αἰνήσω[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.380, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1080, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 1.72)]; in Attic dialect Poets always αἰνέσω, as in [Refs 7th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.63, 7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 7.112)]: aorist ᾔνησα[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, _optative_ αἰνήσειε 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 57.1)]; Doric dialect αἴνησα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.13)]; in Attic dialect always ᾔνεσα, Ionic dialect αἴνεσα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.113:)]perfect ᾔνεκα (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.207:)] — middle, future αἰνέσομαι (only in compounds ἐπ-, παρ-):—passive, aorist participle αἰνεθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.102:)]perfect ᾔνημαι (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 51, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.233.)]—poetical and Ionic dialect Verb, very rare in good Attic dialect Prose [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 404d, “Lg.” 952c), ἐπαινέω)] being used instead:—properly, tell, speak of, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 98, 1482 (both Lyric poetry), “Ch.” 192)]; σε κρηγύην αἰνεῖ reports of you as honest, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 4.47.)]
II usually praise, approve, opposed to νεικέω, ψέγω, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.249, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 612, etc.; ἀνδρὸς ὃν οὐδ᾽ αἰνεῖν τοῖσι κακοῖσι θέμις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 673)]:— passive, ὑπὸ Σιμωνίδεω αἰνεθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.102; ἐπ᾽ ἔργμασιν ἐσθλοῖς 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.15.)]
II.b especially in religious sense, glorify God, [LXX+NT (LXX.1Ch.16.4, NT.Luke.2.13, “PMag.Par.” 1.1146, +others:—also with _dative_, τῷ κυρίῳ, τῷ θεῷ, LXX.1Ch.16.36, NT.Rev.19.5.)]
II.2 approve, advise, recommend [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.380, 403)]: with infinitive, recommend to do a thing, euphemistic for κελεύω, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 555, 715: with)]participle, αἰνεῖν ἰόντα to commend one's going, [Refs ([prev. author] “Pers.” 643:)] —ὦ δεινὸν αἶνον αἰνέσας giver of dire counsel, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1380)]:— with accusative of things, to be content with, acquiesce in, γάμον[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.13, compare “N.” 1.72, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 469, “Supp.” 902, 1070 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1157; θῆσσαν τράπεζαν αἰνέσαι [prev. author] Alcaeus2.)]
II.3 praise, with collateral sense, decline courteously, νῇ ὀλίγην αἰνεῖν, μεγάλῃ δ᾽ ἐνὶ φορτία θέσθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 643 (compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.22f), compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 109)]; but, thank, conjecture in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 388.)]
II.4 absolutely, approve, ὁ δᾶμος αἰνεῖ[Refs (“IG” 9(1).119 (_Locrian dialect_).)]
III to promise or vow, τινί τι or τινὶ ποιεῖν τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1398, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 12.)]
(compare αἴνημι, αἰνίζομαι), imperfect ᾔνουν[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1154)], Ionic dialect αἴνεον[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.73)]: future αἰνήσω[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.380, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1080, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 1.72)]; in Attic dialect Poets always αἰνέσω, as in [Refs 7th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 7.63, 7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 7.112)]: aorist ᾔνησα[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, _optative_ αἰνήσειε 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 57.1)]; Doric dialect αἴνησα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.13)]; in Attic dialect always ᾔνεσα, Ionic dialect αἴνεσα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.113:)]perfect ᾔνεκα (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.207:)] — middle, future αἰνέσομαι (only in compounds ἐπ-, παρ-):—passive, aorist participle αἰνεθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.102:)]perfect ᾔνημαι (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 51, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.233.)]—poetical and Ionic dialect Verb, very rare in good Attic dialect Prose [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 404d, “Lg.” 952c), ἐπαινέω)] being used instead:—properly, tell, speak of, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 98, 1482 (both Lyric poetry), “Ch.” 192)]; σε κρηγύην αἰνεῖ reports of you as honest, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 4.47.)]
II usually praise, approve, opposed to νεικέω, ψέγω, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.249, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 612, etc.; ἀνδρὸς ὃν οὐδ᾽ αἰνεῖν τοῖσι κακοῖσι θέμις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 673)]:— passive, ὑπὸ Σιμωνίδεω αἰνεθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.102; ἐπ᾽ ἔργμασιν ἐσθλοῖς 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.15.)]
II.b especially in religious sense, glorify God, [LXX+NT (LXX.1Ch.16.4, NT.Luke.2.13, “PMag.Par.” 1.1146, +others:—also with _dative_, τῷ κυρίῳ, τῷ θεῷ, LXX.1Ch.16.36, NT.Rev.19.5.)]
II.2 approve, advise, recommend [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.380, 403)]: with infinitive, recommend to do a thing, euphemistic for κελεύω, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 555, 715: with)]participle, αἰνεῖν ἰόντα to commend one's going, [Refs ([prev. author] “Pers.” 643:)] —ὦ δεινὸν αἶνον αἰνέσας giver of dire counsel, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1380)]:— with accusative of things, to be content with, acquiesce in, γάμον[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.13, compare “N.” 1.72, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 469, “Supp.” 902, 1070 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1157; θῆσσαν τράπεζαν αἰνέσαι [prev. author] Alcaeus2.)]
II.3 praise, with collateral sense, decline courteously, νῇ ὀλίγην αἰνεῖν, μεγάλῃ δ᾽ ἐνὶ φορτία θέσθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 643 (compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.22f), compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 109)]; but, thank, conjecture in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 388.)]
II.4 absolutely, approve, ὁ δᾶμος αἰνεῖ[Refs (“IG” 9(1).119 (_Locrian dialect_).)]
III to promise or vow, τινί τι or τινὶ ποιεῖν τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1398, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 12.)]