What does αἰνέω · ἐπαινέω mean in the Bible?
αἰνέω · ἐπαινέω is a Greek phrase meaning "to praise (God)".
Greek · G134, G1867
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 phrase meaning "to praise (God)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G134, G1867?
G134, G1867 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to praise (God)
Source Gloss
to praise (God)
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Present Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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)
Word Origins
αἰνεῖτε / ἐπαινεσάτωσαν is built from this root:
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