BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G5215
humnos — hymn
ὕμνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for תְּהִלָּה, נְגִינָה, שִׁיר, etc. ;] a hymn; (a) in cl. a festal song in praise of gods or heroes; (b) in LXX and NT a song of praise addressed to God: Eph.5:19, Col.3:16.† SYN.: ψαλμός, that which is sung to a musical accompaniment; ᾠδή, the generic term for song (cf. Tr., Syn., § LXXviii, Lft. on Col.3:16) (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8416
te.hil.lah — praise
1) praise, song or hymn of praise 1a) praise, adoration, thanksgiving (paid to God) 1b) act of general or public praise 1c) praise-song (as title) 1d) praise (demanded by qualities or deeds or attributes of God) 1e) renown, fame, glory 1e1) of Damascus, God 1e2) object of praise, possessor of renown (fig)
56 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8426
to.dah — thanksgiving
1) confession, praise, thanksgiving 1a) give praise to God 1b) thanksgiving in songs of liturgical worship, hymn of praise 1c) thanksgiving choir or procession or line or company 1d) thank-offering, sacrifice of thanksgiving 1e) confession
29 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5214
humneō — 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)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5567
psallō — to sing praise
ψάλλω [in LXX chiefly for זָמַר pi. (Jdg.5:3, Psa.7:17, al.), also for נָגַן pi. (1Ki.16:16 ff, al.) ;] 1. to pull, twitch, twang (as a bowstring, etc.; Æsch., Eur., al.), hence, 2. absol., (a) to play a stringed instrument with the fingers (Hdt., Plat., al.); (b) later, to sing to a harp, sing psalms (LXX); in NT, to sing a hymn, sing praise: Jas.5:13; with dative of person(s), Rom.15:9 (LXX), Eph.5:19; dative instr., 1Co.14:15.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2358
thriambeuō — to triumph
θριαμβεύω (θρίαμβος, 1. a festal hymn to Bacchus. 2. The Roman triumphus), 1. to triumph (and rarely, with accusative, to triumph over; so perh. Col.2:15, but see infr.). 2. to lead in triumph: with accusative of person(s), 2Co.2:14; hence, generally, to make a spectacle or show of: Col.2:15 (but see supr.; cf. MM, Exp., xv; and esp. Field, Notes, 181).† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2888
kosmokratōr — world power
κοσμοκράτωρ, -ορος, ὁ (κόσμος, κρατέω), 1. in Orphic hymns, al. (see AR, Eph., l.with), a ruler of the whole world (and so in Rabbinic writings: קוֺזמוֺקְרָטוֺר). 2. a ruler of this world (in contrast to παντο κράτωρ): οἱ κ. τ. σκότους τούτου, the rulers of this dark world, Eph.6:12.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3488
Narkissos — Narcissus
the narcissus , (Homeric Hymns), etc. From ναρκάω, because of its narcotic properties. (ML)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20166
autoschedios — wild, natural
1. hand to hand , αὐτοσχεδίηι (i.e. μάχηι) in close fight, in the fray , (Iliad by Homer): αὐτοσχεδίην as adverb, = αὐτοσχεδόν, (Homer) 2. off-hand , of an improvisatore, (Homeric Hymns) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21270
humnographos — composer of hymns
composer of hymns
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6159
aithrios — open air
clear, bright, fair , of weather, (Homeric Hymns); epithet of Ζεύς, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6200
akoustos — audible
1. heard, audible , (Homeric Hymns), etc. 2. that should be heard , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6445
apoklinō — to turn off
1. to turn off or aside , τι (Odyssey by Homer): to turn back , (Homeric Hymns):—;Pass., of the day, to decline, get towards evening , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. Pass. to be upset , (Demosthenes Orator) 3. intransitive in Act. to turn aside or off the road , (Xenophon Historicus); πρὸς τὴν ἠῶ ἀποκλίνοντι as one turns to go Eastward, (Herdotus Historicus) 4. often in bad sense, to fall away, decline, degenerate , (Sophocles Tragicus); ἐπὶ τὸ ῥαιθυμεῖν (Demosthenes Orator):—;and without bad sense, to have a leaning, be favourably disposed , πρός τινα (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6495
aposurizō — to whistle
to whistle aloud for want of thought, (Homeric Hymns):—;Pass. to sound like whistling , (Lucian) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6500
apotemnō — to shred
1. to cut off, sever , (Iliad by Homer), attic:—;Pass., τὴν γλῶτταν ἀποτμηθείς having his tongue cut out , (Aeschines Orator) 2. to sever, divide , in a geographical sense, (Herdotus Historicus):—;Pass., of troops, to be cut off from the main body, (Xenophon Historicus) 3. Mid. to cut off for oneself , (Iliad by Homer); with genitive to cut off a bit of a thing, (Herdotus Historicus) 4. to cut off , so as to appropriate , βοῦς (Homeric Hymns); Φοινίκης ἀπ. to have a slice or portion of Phoenicia, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus); ἀπ. τῶν Ἀθηναίων to cut off power from the Athenians, (Thucydides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6535
harmonia — a joint
1. a fastening to keep ship-planks together, a clamp , (Odyssey by Homer) 2. a joining, joint , between a ship's planks, τὰς ἁρμ. ἐπάκτωσαν τῆι βύβλωι caulked the joints with byblus, (Herdotus Historicus) 3. a frame : metaphorically, δύστροπος γυναικῶν ἁρμ. women's perverse temperament , (Euripides) 4. a covenant, agreement , in plural, (Iliad by Homer):—; settled government, order , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 5. harmony , as a concord of sounds , first as a mythical personage, Harmonia, Music , companion of Hebe, the Graces and the Hours; child of the Muses, (Homeric Hymns) 6. metaphorically, harmony, concord , (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6605
aulōn — a canyon
1. a hollow way, defile, glen , (Homeric Hymns) 2. a canal, aqueduct, trench , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. a channel, strait , (Aeschulus Tragicus); αὐλῶνες πόντιοι the sea straits , i. e. the Archipelago, (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6642
badizō — to proceed
1. to go slowly, to walk , Lat. ambulare, (Homeric Hymns): to go, march , of horsemen, (Xenophon Historicus): to go by land , (Demosthenes Orator):—;with accusative cognate, βάδον, ὁδὸν β. (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. generally, ἐπ᾽ οἰκίας βαδ. to enter houses, (Demosthenes Orator): to proceed (in argument), (Demosthenes Orator):—;of things, αἱ τιμαὶ ἐπ᾽ ἔλαττον ἐβάδιζον prices were getting lower, (Demosthenes Orator) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6802
despozō — be master
1. absolute to be lord or master, gain the mastery , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. with genitive to be lord or master of , (Homeric Hymns), etc.; δεσπόζειν φόβης to own the lock of hair, (Aeschulus Tragicus); metaphorically to master , δ. λόγου (Aeschulus Tragicus) 3. with accusative to lord it over , (Euripides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7182
heliktos — kneaded
1. curved, twisted, wreathed , (Homeric Hymns); ἑλ. κύτος a wheeled ark, (Euripides); σῦριγξ περὶ χεῖλος ἑλικτά moving quickly , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) 2. metaphorically tortuous , (Euripides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7304
exarchō — to originate
1. to begin with, make a beginning of , Lat. auctor esse, with genitive, ἐξῆρχε γόοιο (Iliad by Homer), etc.:—;so in Mid., ἐξήρχετο βουλῆς (Odyssey by Homer) 2. with accusative, βουλὰς ἐξάρχων (Iliad by Homer);—;also ἐξάρχειν or ἐξάρχεσθαι παιᾶνά τινι to begin a hymn to one, address it to him, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7384
epeuchomai — to invoke
1. Dep. 2. to pray or make a vow to a deity, with dative, (Homer), etc.:—;with infinitive to pray to one that . . , (Odyssey by Homer), etc. :—;with accusative rei, to pray for , (Aeschulus Tragicus): also, with accusative cognate, ἐπ. λιτάς (Sophocles Tragicus) 3. to imprecate a curse upon , τί τινι (Aeschulus Tragicus); with infinitive, ἐπεύχομαι [ αὐτῷ] παθεῖν (Sophocles Tragicus): absolute to utter imprecations , (Sophocles Tragicus) 4. to glory over , τινι (Iliad by Homer) 5. to boast that , with infinitive, (Homeric Hymns), etc. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7422
epikremannumi — to hang upon
1. to hang over , τί τινι (Theognis Elegiacus) 2. Pass., to overhang , of a rock, (Homeric Hymns): —;metaphorically to hang over , Lat. imminere, (Thucydides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7541
euthēneō — to prosper
1. to thrive, flourish, prosper , Lat. florere, vigere, (Herdotus Historicus):—;with dative to abound in a thing, (Homeric Hymns) 2. Pass. in same sense, οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι εὐθηνήθησαν (Herdotus Historicus); τὴν πόλιν εὐθενεῖσθαι (Demosthenes Orator) derivation uncertain (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Occurs only Eph. 5:19 and Col. 3:16. The verb to “sing an hymn” occurs Matt. 26:30 and Mark 14:26. The same Greek word is rendered to “sing praises” Acts 16:25 (R.V., “sing hymns”) and Heb. 2:12. The “hymn” which our Lord sang with his disciples at the last Supper is generally supposed to have been the latter part of the Hallel, comprehending Ps. 113-118. It was thus a name given to a number of psalms taken together and forming a devotional exercise. The noun hymn is used only with reference to the services of the Greeks, and was distinguished from the psalm. The Greek tunes required Greek hymns. Our information regarding the hymnology of the early Christians is very limited.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
