Strong G5214ὑμνέω
to praise
- Transliteration
- humneō
- Pronunciation
- hoom-neh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G5215; to hymn that is sing a religious ode; by implication to celebrate (God) in song: - sing an hymn (praise unto).
Detailed definition
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)
(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)
In the Bible
Strong G5214 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hymn2
- praise1
- sing1
First verses
- Matthew 26:30And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
- Mark 14:26And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
- Acts 16:25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
- Hebrews 2:12Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὑμν-έω,
Epic dialect ὑμνείω [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 2)]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ὑμνεῦσιν [Refs (“hymnus ad Apollinem” 190)]; feminine participle ὑμνεῦσα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 11)]; Aeolic dialect infinitive ὔμνην to be restored for ὑμνεῖν in [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 5.2)]; Laconian dialect 1st pers. plural subjunctive ὑμνίωμες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1305 (Lyric poetry))]: Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers. plural imperfect ὔμνην [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 20c. 6)]: future ὑμνήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Parth.” 2.11)]: (ὕμνος):
I with accusative of person or thing sung of, sing of, first in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 11, 33)], frequently in Hymni Homerici (Hymnus ad Apollinem[Refs 7th c.BC+ (178, +others), Lyric poetry (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica [same place], 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus [same place], 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 10.2, +others, 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 10.13, +others), and Trag. (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 367, etc.; θρήνοις.. σ᾽ ὑμνήσομεν [prev. author] “Rh.” 976))]: also in Prose, celebrate in a hymn, commemorate, Ὦπιν [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.35; τὰς τούτων ἀρετάς 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.2, compare 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 5.33; [Παλαμήδη] ὑμνοῦσιν ὡς.. ἀπόλλυται 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.2.33, etc.; τὸν θεόν NT.Act.16.25)]; of the hymn itself, οὔτε.. μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμνησεν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 815 (Lyric poetry): with double _accusative_, ἃ τὴν πόλιν ὕμνησα)] the points wherein I praised our city, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.42)]:—passive, to be celebrated in hymns, of gods, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 56.66 (Canopus, 3rd c.BC), 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 9.23.3, etc.)]; also Ἀργεῖοι.. τὰ πολλὰ πάντα ὑμνέαται (Ionic dialect for -ηνται) are everywhere praised, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.67; ὑμνηθήσεται πόλις 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1590; ἡ ὑμνουμένη χρυσῆ πλάτανος)]famous, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.1.38; αἱ ὑμνούμεναι φιλίαι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1171a15; σοφία ἐν ἐξόδοις ὑμνεῖται LXX.Pro.1.20: _impersonal_, ὑμνεῖτο δ᾽ αἰσχρῶς)] foul songs were sung, [Refs (Comica Adespota 1203.5.)]
I.2 descant upon, in song or speech, ἐν κατηρεφεῖ στέγῃ.. ὑμνήσεις κακά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 382)]; τὰν ἐμὰν ὑμνεῦσαι (Doric dialect for -οῦσαι) ἀπιστοσύναν ever singing of my want of faith, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 423 (Lyric poetry))]:— passive, Ἐτεοκλέης ἂν.. ὑμνοῖτο.. φροιμίοις πολυρρόθοις [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 7.)]
I.3 with accusative cognate, sing, ᾆσμα, ὕμνον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 15, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1191: with double _accusative_, παιᾶνα.. ὑμνοῦσι.. τὸν Αατοῦς γόνον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 688 (Lyric poetry), compare “SIG” 711 L 12 (Delph., 2nd c.BC).)]
II tell over and over again, harp upon, repeat, recite, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 317a, “R.” 549e, “Tht.” 174e, etc.)]; ὡς.. [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 364a; ὑμνοῦσι τὸ γῆρας ὅσων κακῶν αἴτιόν [ἐστι] [prev. work] 329b)]; τὸν νόμον ὑμνεῖν recite the form of the law, [Refs ([prev. author] “Lg.” 871a:)] —passive, ὁ δ᾽ εἶπε πρός με βαί᾽, ἀεὶ δ᾽ ὑμνούμενα ([Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia τὰ πολυθρύλητα) 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 292.)]
III intransitive, sing, chant, ὡς ποιηταὶ ὑμνήκασι περὶ αὐτῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.21)]; ὑμνῶν οὔποτ᾽ ἔληγεν ὡς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 11.2.)]
III.2 in passive sense, φῆμαι.. ὑμνήσουσι περὶ τὰ ὦτα will ring in their ears, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 463d. [On the quantity, see at {ὕμνος}.])]
Epic dialect ὑμνείω [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 2)]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ὑμνεῦσιν [Refs (“hymnus ad Apollinem” 190)]; feminine participle ὑμνεῦσα [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 11)]; Aeolic dialect infinitive ὔμνην to be restored for ὑμνεῖν in [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 5.2)]; Laconian dialect 1st pers. plural subjunctive ὑμνίωμες [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1305 (Lyric poetry))]: Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers. plural imperfect ὔμνην [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 20c. 6)]: future ὑμνήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Parth.” 2.11)]: (ὕμνος):
I with accusative of person or thing sung of, sing of, first in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Theogonia” 11, 33)], frequently in Hymni Homerici (Hymnus ad Apollinem[Refs 7th c.BC+ (178, +others), Lyric poetry (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica [same place], 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus [same place], 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 10.2, +others, 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 10.13, +others), and Trag. (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 367, etc.; θρήνοις.. σ᾽ ὑμνήσομεν [prev. author] “Rh.” 976))]: also in Prose, celebrate in a hymn, commemorate, Ὦπιν [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.35; τὰς τούτων ἀρετάς 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.2, compare 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 5.33; [Παλαμήδη] ὑμνοῦσιν ὡς.. ἀπόλλυται 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 4.2.33, etc.; τὸν θεόν NT.Act.16.25)]; of the hymn itself, οὔτε.. μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμνησεν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 815 (Lyric poetry): with double _accusative_, ἃ τὴν πόλιν ὕμνησα)] the points wherein I praised our city, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.42)]:—passive, to be celebrated in hymns, of gods, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 56.66 (Canopus, 3rd c.BC), 2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 9.23.3, etc.)]; also Ἀργεῖοι.. τὰ πολλὰ πάντα ὑμνέαται (Ionic dialect for -ηνται) are everywhere praised, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.67; ὑμνηθήσεται πόλις 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1590; ἡ ὑμνουμένη χρυσῆ πλάτανος)]famous, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.1.38; αἱ ὑμνούμεναι φιλίαι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1171a15; σοφία ἐν ἐξόδοις ὑμνεῖται LXX.Pro.1.20: _impersonal_, ὑμνεῖτο δ᾽ αἰσχρῶς)] foul songs were sung, [Refs (Comica Adespota 1203.5.)]
I.2 descant upon, in song or speech, ἐν κατηρεφεῖ στέγῃ.. ὑμνήσεις κακά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 382)]; τὰν ἐμὰν ὑμνεῦσαι (Doric dialect for -οῦσαι) ἀπιστοσύναν ever singing of my want of faith, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 423 (Lyric poetry))]:— passive, Ἐτεοκλέης ἂν.. ὑμνοῖτο.. φροιμίοις πολυρρόθοις [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 7.)]
I.3 with accusative cognate, sing, ᾆσμα, ὕμνον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 15, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1191: with double _accusative_, παιᾶνα.. ὑμνοῦσι.. τὸν Αατοῦς γόνον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 688 (Lyric poetry), compare “SIG” 711 L 12 (Delph., 2nd c.BC).)]
II tell over and over again, harp upon, repeat, recite, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 317a, “R.” 549e, “Tht.” 174e, etc.)]; ὡς.. [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 364a; ὑμνοῦσι τὸ γῆρας ὅσων κακῶν αἴτιόν [ἐστι] [prev. work] 329b)]; τὸν νόμον ὑμνεῖν recite the form of the law, [Refs ([prev. author] “Lg.” 871a:)] —passive, ὁ δ᾽ εἶπε πρός με βαί᾽, ἀεὶ δ᾽ ὑμνούμενα ([Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia τὰ πολυθρύλητα) 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 292.)]
III intransitive, sing, chant, ὡς ποιηταὶ ὑμνήκασι περὶ αὐτῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.21)]; ὑμνῶν οὔποτ᾽ ἔληγεν ὡς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 11.2.)]
III.2 in passive sense, φῆμαι.. ὑμνήσουσι περὶ τὰ ὦτα will ring in their ears, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 463d. [On the quantity, see at {ὕμνος}.])]