What does ὑμνέω (hymnéō) mean in the Bible?
ὑμνέω (hymnéō): Structured praise-singing directed to God or persons, often in corporate worship or liturgical contexts.
Greek · G5214
ὑμνέω
ὑμνέω (hymnéō): Structured praise-singing directed to God or persons, often in corporate worship or liturgical contexts.
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ὑμνέωG5214
Pronunciationhymnéō
What does ὑμνέω (hymnéō) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5214?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] singing hymns (1), I will sing Your praises (1), they had sung a hymn (1), when they had sung a hymn (1).
Where does ὑμνέω (hymnéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Hebrews (1), Mark (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[and] singing hymns1×Acts 16:25
I will sing Your praises1×Hebrews 2:12
they had sung a hymn1×Matthew 26:30
when they had sung a hymn1×Mark 14:26
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:30ὑμνήσαντεςtothey had sung a hymnVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 14:26ὑμνήσαντεςtowhen they had sung a hymnVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 16:25ὕμνουνto[and] singing hymnsVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHebrews 2:12ὑμνήσωtoI will sing Your praisesVerb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 26:30
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Matthew1Mark1Acts1Hebrews1
Source forms
ὑμνήσαντες2xhymnēsantesMatthew 26:30, Mark 14:26
ὑμνήσω1xhymnēsōHebrews 2:12
ὕμνουν1xhymnounActs 16:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2xMatthew 26:30, Mark 14:26
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1xHebrews 2:12
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 16:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Structured praise-singing directed to God or persons, often in corporate worship or liturgical contexts.
Strong'sG5214
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to praise
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Structured praise-singing directed to God or persons, often in corporate worship or liturgical contexts.
(ὕμνος) [in LXX for הָלַל pi., שִׁיר, יָדָה hi., etc. ;]
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:30Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὑμνήσαντεςumnhsantev
I sing, sing hymns to
Read verseMark 14:26Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὑμνήσαντεςumnhsantev
I sing, sing hymns to
Read verseActs 16:25Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ὕμνουνumnoun
I sing, sing hymns to
Read verseHebrews 2:12Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ὑμνήσωumnhsw
I sing, sing hymns to
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 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 groups2Aligned forms4TensesAorist, Imperfect, FutureVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:30 · Mark 14:262×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Imperfect ActiveActs 16:251×
Future ActiveHeb 2:121×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2imperfect1future1
Voice
active4
Mood
indicative2participle2
NT Occurrences
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
ὑμνέω is built from this root: