What does ὕμνος (hýmnos) mean in the Bible?
ὕμνος (hýmnos): A song of praise formally addressed to God, distinct from psalms sung with musical accompaniment.
Greek · G5215
ὕμνος
Probably akin to ; compare ); a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms)
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ὕμνος G5215
Pronunciation hýmnos
What does ὕμνος (hýmnos) mean in the Bible?
ὕμνος (hýmnos): A song of praise formally addressed to God, distinct from psalms sung with musical accompaniment.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5215?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hymns (2).
Where does ὕμνος (hýmnos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ephesians 5:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (1), Ephesians (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 hymns 2× Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16
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Usage map
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First aligned row Ephesians 5:19
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Ephesians 1 Colossians 1
Source forms
ὕμνοις 2x hymnois Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural 2x Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A song of praise formally addressed to God, distinct from psalms sung with musical accompaniment.
Strong's G5215
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 5:15-21 Source Gloss
probably akin to ; compare ); a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A song of praise formally addressed to God, distinct from psalms sung with musical accompaniment.
a hymn;
ain cl. a festal song in praise of gods or heroes;
Synonymsψαλμός, that which is sung to a musical accompaniment; ᾠδή, the generic term for song (cf. Tr., Syn., § LXXviii, Lft. on Col.3:16)
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.
Ephesians 5:19 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
ὕμνοις umnoiv
a hymn, sacred song
Read verse Colossians 3:16 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
ὕμνοις, umnoiv
a hymn, sacred song
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 Dative (2) Number pattern Plural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Plural · Masculine Eph 5:19 · Col 3:16 2×
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Biblical Witnesses
Songs of praise to God sung among believers in spiritual fellowship
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Word Origins
ὕμνος is from an obsolete root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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