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αἰνεῖτε / ἐπαινεσάτωσαν

To praise (God) · to applaud

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αἰνέω G134 to praise (God)
Pronunciation ainéō
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ἐπαινέω G1867 to applaud
Pronunciation epainéō
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What does αἰνεῖτε / ἐπαινεσάτωσαν (aineite / epainesatōsan) mean in the Bible?

αἰνέω · ἐπαινέω is a Greek word meaning "to praise (God)".

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Meaning

to praise (God)
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present
Voices
Active
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Active Luke 2:20 · Acts 2:47 · Luke 2:13 · Acts 3:8 · Acts 3:9 5×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Present Active Rom 15:11 · Rev 19:5 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 19:37 1×
8 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
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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