What does αἴνεσις (aínesis) mean in the Bible?
αἴνεσις (aínesis): Praise as grateful acknowledgment or thanksgiving offered to God, distinct from mere commendation
Greek · G133
αἴνεσις
Praise
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αἴνεσις G133
Pronunciation aínesis
What does αἴνεσις (aínesis) mean in the Bible?
αἴνεσις (aínesis): Praise as grateful acknowledgment or thanksgiving offered to God, distinct from mere commendation
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G133?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include of praise (1).
Where does αἴνεσις (aínesis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 13:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of praise 1× Hebrews 13:15
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First aligned row Hebrews 13:15
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Hebrews 1
Source forms
αἰνέσεως 1x aineseōs Hebrews 13:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 13:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Praise as grateful acknowledgment or thanksgiving offered to God, distinct from mere commendation
Strong's G133
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
praise
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 13:15 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
αἰνέσεως ainesewv
praise
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Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Genitive (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 13:15 1×
Word Origins
αἴνεσις is built from this root:
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain