What does ψαλμός (psalmós) mean in the Bible?
ψαλμός (psalmós): Sacred song requiring musical accompaniment, etymologically rooted in plucking strings with fingers.
Greek · G5568
ψαλμός
Psalm
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ψαλμός G5568
Pronunciation psalmós
What does ψαλμός (psalmós) mean in the Bible?
ψαλμός (psalmós): Sacred song requiring musical accompaniment, etymologically rooted in plucking strings with fingers.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5568?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Psalms (2), psalms (2), [the] Psalms (1), a psalm (1), Psalm (1).
Where does ψαλμός (psalmós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 20:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Colossians (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 of Psalms 2× Luke 20:42, Acts 1:20
psalms 2× Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16
[the] Psalms 1× Luke 24:44
a psalm 1× 1 Corinthians 14:26
Psalm 1× Acts 13:33
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Luke 20:42 ψαλμῶν to of Psalms Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Luke 24:44 ψαλμοῖς to [the] Psalms Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Acts 1:20 Ψαλμῶν to of Psalms Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Acts 13:33 ψαλμῷ to Psalm Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 14:26 ψαλμὸν to a psalm Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Ephesians 5:19 ψαλμοῖς to psalms Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Colossians 3:16 ψαλμοῖς to psalms Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 20:42
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Luke 2 Acts 2 1 Corinthians 1 Ephesians 1 Colossians 1
Source forms
ψαλμοῖς 3x psalmois Luke 24:44, Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16
ψαλμὸν 1x psalmon 1 Corinthians 14:26
ψαλμῷ 1x psalmō Acts 13:33
ψαλμῶν 1x psalmōn Luke 20:42
Ψαλμῶν 1x Psalmōn Acts 1:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural 3x Luke 24:44, Ephesians 5:19, Colossians 3:16
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural 2x Luke 20:42, Acts 1:20
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 14:26
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 13:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sacred song requiring musical accompaniment, etymologically rooted in plucking strings with fingers.
Strong's G5568
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 4 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 5:15-21 Source Gloss
psalm
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Sacred song requiring musical accompaniment, etymologically rooted in plucking strings with fingers.
(ψάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מִזְמוֹר ;]
1a striking, twitching with the fingers (Eur., al.), hence, a striking of musical strings (Æsch., a1.), and hence in later writers,
2a sacred song sung to musical accompaniment, a psalm (LXX): 1Co.14:26, Eph.5:19, Col.3:16; of OT psalms, Luk.24:44, Act.13:33; βίβλος ψαλμῶν, Luk.20:42, Act.1:20.
Synonymssee: ὕμνος
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 20:42 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ψαλμῶν, yalmwn
a psalm
Read verse Luke 24:44 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
ψαλμοῖς yalmoiv
a psalm
Read verse Acts 1:20 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Ψαλμῶν, yalmwn
a psalm
Read verse Acts 13:33 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ψαλμῷ yalmw
a psalm
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:26 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ψαλμὸν yalmon
a psalm
Read verse Ephesians 5:19 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
ψαλμοῖς yalmoiv
a psalm
Read verse Colossians 3:16 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
ψαλμοῖς, yalmoiv
a psalm
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 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Dative (4) Number pattern Plural (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 20:42 · Acts 1:20 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 24:44 · Eph 5:19 · Col 3:16 3×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Acts 13:33 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 14:26 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Sacred songs sung with musical accompaniment in corporate worship
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ψαλμός is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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