Greek · G134 · unreviewed

αἰνέω

To praise (God)

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αἰνέω G134

Pronunciation ainéō

What does αἰνέω (ainéō) mean in the Bible?

αἰνέω (ainéō) is a Greek word meaning "to praise (God)". αἰνέω, -ῶ (αἶνος), poët.

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Meaning

to praise (God)

Extended definition

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.

Synonymsἐξομολογέω, εὐλογέω, εὐχαριστέω, μακαρίζω (see DCG, i, 211).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

imperative 2 infinitive 1 participle 4

Tense

present 7

Voice

active 7

Mood

participle 4 imperative 2 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Luke 2:13 αἰνούντων present active participle participle Luke 19:37 αἰνεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 2:47 αἰνοῦντες present active participle participle Acts 3:8 αἰνῶν present active participle participle Acts 3:9 αἰνοῦντα present active participle participle Romans 15:11 Αἰνεῖτε present active imperative imperative Revelation 19:5 Αἰνεῖτε present active imperative imperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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