What does αἶνος (aînos) mean in the Bible?
αἶνος (aînos): Praise specifically directed toward God, distinct from general commendation or human approval
Greek · G136
αἶνος
Properly, a story, but used in the sense of ; praise (of God)
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αἶνος G136
Pronunciation aînos
What does αἶνος (aînos) mean in the Bible?
αἶνος (aînos): Praise specifically directed toward God, distinct from general commendation or human approval
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G136?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include praise (2).
Where does αἶνος (aînos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Matthew (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 praise 2× Matthew 21:16, Luke 18:43
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:16
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 1
Source forms
αἶνον 2x ainon Matthew 21:16, Luke 18:43
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 21:16, Luke 18:43
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Praise specifically directed toward God, distinct from general commendation or human approval
Strong's G136
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
properly, a story, but used in the sense of ; praise (of God)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Praise specifically directed toward God, distinct from general commendation or human approval
poët, and Ion.,
1= μῦθος, a tale (Horn., al.).
3In π., a decree (MM, VGT, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:16 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
αἶνον; ainon
praise
Read verse Luke 18:43 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
αἶνον ainon
praise
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 2 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 21:16 · Luke 18:43 2×
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