Strong G5603ᾠδή
song
- Transliteration
- ōdē
- Pronunciation
- o-day'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Detailed definition
ᾠδή, -ῆς, ή
[in LXX chiefly for שִׁיר;]
a song, ode, whether sad or joyful; in LXX and NT always in praise of God or Christ: Rev.5:9 14:3 15:3; ᾠ πνευματικαί Eph.5:19, Col.3:16.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שִׁיר;]
a song, ode, whether sad or joyful; in LXX and NT always in praise of God or Christ: Rev.5:9 14:3 15:3; ᾠ πνευματικαί Eph.5:19, Col.3:16.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5603 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- song5
First verses
- Ephesians 5:19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
- Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
- Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
- Revelation 14:3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
- Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ᾠδή, ἡ,
contraction for ἀοιδή, song, lay, ode, [Refs (Hymnus ad Apollinem 20, “hymnus ad Cererem” 494; in Trag. (except that 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus uses only ἀοιδή (which see)))], of dirges, πολλὰς θρήνων ᾠδάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 88 (_anapaest meter_); ὀξυτόνους ᾠ. θρηνήσει [prev. author] “Aj.” 631 (Lyric poetry); ᾠδὰ ἐπικήδειος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 514 (Lyric poetry))]; but also of joyful songs, songs of praise, καλλίνικος [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “El.” 865 (Lyric poetry); ἴακχος [prev. author] “Cyc.” 69 (Lyric poetry); λύπας πολυχόρδοις ᾠ. παύειν [prev. author] “Med.” 197 (_anapaest meter_); ᾠδὰς ὑστέροισι θήσετε [prev. author] “Supp.” 1225; χαίροντες ᾠδῆς.. μέλεσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 244 (Lyric poetry); ὑμεναίοις καὶ νυμφιδίοισι δέχεσθ᾽ ᾠ. [prev. author] “Av.” 1729 (Lyric poetry): frequently in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus, ᾠ. κιθαρῳδική “Lg.” 722d)]; κιθαρίζειν πρὸς τὴν ᾠ. [Refs (Alcaeus1.108a)]; ᾠδαὶ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη ποίησις lyric poetry and.., [Refs (“Phdr.” 245a; ἐν ταῖς ᾠδαῖς καὶ μέλεσιν “R.” 399c)], compare 398c; opposed to λέξις, [Refs (“Lg.” 816d)]; ἐν ᾠδαῖς καὶ μύθοις καὶ λόγοις [Refs ([prev. work]664a)]; of poems such as those of Stesichorus on Helen, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 10.64)]; of the various songs associated with particular employments or conditions, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Clearchus Historicus 37, compare 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1164.10, 1236.60.)]
2 ={ἐπῳδός}, magic song, spell, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD(?): Longus Scriptor Eroticus 2.7.)]
3 metonymy for χορδή, Τέρπανδρος.. δέκα ζεῦξε Μοῦσαν ἐν ᾠδαῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Timotheus Lyricus “Persae” 238.)]
II singing, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Crassus” 33, etc.)]; of birds, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 613b24.)]
contraction for ἀοιδή, song, lay, ode, [Refs (Hymnus ad Apollinem 20, “hymnus ad Cererem” 494; in Trag. (except that 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus uses only ἀοιδή (which see)))], of dirges, πολλὰς θρήνων ᾠδάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 88 (_anapaest meter_); ὀξυτόνους ᾠ. θρηνήσει [prev. author] “Aj.” 631 (Lyric poetry); ᾠδὰ ἐπικήδειος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 514 (Lyric poetry))]; but also of joyful songs, songs of praise, καλλίνικος [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “El.” 865 (Lyric poetry); ἴακχος [prev. author] “Cyc.” 69 (Lyric poetry); λύπας πολυχόρδοις ᾠ. παύειν [prev. author] “Med.” 197 (_anapaest meter_); ᾠδὰς ὑστέροισι θήσετε [prev. author] “Supp.” 1225; χαίροντες ᾠδῆς.. μέλεσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 244 (Lyric poetry); ὑμεναίοις καὶ νυμφιδίοισι δέχεσθ᾽ ᾠ. [prev. author] “Av.” 1729 (Lyric poetry): frequently in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus, ᾠ. κιθαρῳδική “Lg.” 722d)]; κιθαρίζειν πρὸς τὴν ᾠ. [Refs (Alcaeus1.108a)]; ᾠδαὶ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη ποίησις lyric poetry and.., [Refs (“Phdr.” 245a; ἐν ταῖς ᾠδαῖς καὶ μέλεσιν “R.” 399c)], compare 398c; opposed to λέξις, [Refs (“Lg.” 816d)]; ἐν ᾠδαῖς καὶ μύθοις καὶ λόγοις [Refs ([prev. work]664a)]; of poems such as those of Stesichorus on Helen, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 10.64)]; of the various songs associated with particular employments or conditions, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Clearchus Historicus 37, compare 12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1164.10, 1236.60.)]
2 ={ἐπῳδός}, magic song, spell, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD(?): Longus Scriptor Eroticus 2.7.)]
3 metonymy for χορδή, Τέρπανδρος.. δέκα ζεῦξε Μοῦσαν ἐν ᾠδαῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Timotheus Lyricus “Persae” 238.)]
II singing, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Crassus” 33, etc.)]; of birds, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 613b24.)]