verb
ainamō
Strong’sG134
I praise
stem ain-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
αἰνέω, -ῶ
(< αἶνος), poët., Ion. and late prose (MM, VGT, s.v.) for cl. ἐπαινέω, [in LXX chiefly for הלל, ידה;]
SYN.: ἐξομολογέω, εὐλογέω, εὐχαριστέω, μακαρίζω (v. DCG, i, 211).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G134 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidahee-neh'-o
to praise (God)
Fromfrom G136;
King Jamespraise.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(compare αἴνημι, αἰνίζομαι), imperfect ᾔνουνRefs 5th c.BC+, Ionic dialect αἴνεονRefs 5th c.BC+: future αἰνήσωRefs 8th c.BC+; in Attic dialect Poets always αἰνέσω, as in Refs 7th c.BC+: aorist ᾔνησαRefs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect αἴνησαRefs 5th c.BC+; in Attic dialect always ᾔνεσα, Ionic dialect αἴνεσαRefs 5th c.BC+perfect ᾔνεκα (ἐπ-) Refs 5th c.BC+ — middle, future αἰνέσομαι (only in compounds ἐπ-, παρ-):—passive, aorist participle αἰνεθείςRefs 5th c.BC+perfect ᾔνημαι (ἐπ-) Refs 5th c.BC+—poetical and Ionic dialect Verb, very rare in good Attic dialect Prose Refs 5th c.BC+ being used instead:—properly, tell, speak of, Refs 4th c.BC+; σε κρηγύην αἰνεῖ reports of you as honest, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II usually praise, approve, opposed to νεικέω, ψέγω, Refs 8th c.BC+:— passive, ὑπὸ Σιμωνίδεω αἰνεθείςRefs 5th c.BC+
II.b especially in religious sense, glorify God, LXX+NT
II.2 approve, advise, recommend Refs 8th c.BC+: with infinitive, recommend to do a thing, euphemistic for κελεύω, Refs 4th c.BC+participle, αἰνεῖν ἰόντα to commend one's going, Refs —ὦ δεινὸν αἶνον αἰνέσας giver of dire counsel, Refs 5th c.BC+:— with accusative of things, to be content with, acquiesce in, γάμονRefs 5th c.BC+
II.3 praise, with collateral sense, decline courteously, νῇ ὀλίγην αἰνεῖν, μεγάλῃ δ᾽ ἐνὶ φορτία θέσθαιRefs 8th c.BC+; but, thank, conjecture in Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 absolutely, approve, ὁ δᾶμος αἰνεῖRefs
III to promise or vow, τινί τι or τινὶ ποιεῖν τι, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ainavōrΑἰνεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | praise | 2× |
| ainarōαἰνεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | praise | 1× |
| ainarōntosαἰνῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | praising | 1× |
| ainarōntonαἰνοῦντα | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine | praising | 1× |
| ainarōntoisαἰνοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | praising | 2× |
| ainarōntoiuαἰνούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | praising | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ainamō | ainame | ainami | ainama | ainamē | ainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ainasō | ainase | ainasi | ainasa | ainasē | ainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ainatō | ainate | ainati | ainata | ainatē | ainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ainanō | ainane | ainani | ainana | ainanē | ainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ainavō | ainave | ainavi | ainava | ainavē | ainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ainalō | ainale | ainali | ainala | ainalē | ainalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ainameiō | ainameia | ainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ainaseiō | ainaseia | ainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ainateiō | ainateia | ainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ainaneiō | ainaneia | ainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ainaveiō | ainaveia | ainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ainaleiō | ainaleia | ainaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ainasōr | ainasar | ainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ainatōr | ainatar | ainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ainavōr2×Αἰνεῖτε | ainavar | ainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ainalōr | ainalar | ainalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ainamoiō | ainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ainasoiō | ainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ainatoiō | ainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ainanoiō | ainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ainavoiō | ainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ainaloiō | ainaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ainarō1×αἰνεῖν | ainari | ainara | ainarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 5 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ainarōntos5×αἰνῶν | ainarintos | ainarantos | ainarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ain is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
ainavōr“praise”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural2×
Romans 15:11kai palin; Ainavōr, panteim teim ethneim, ton kurion, kai …And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and …
Revelation 19:5… fōnas apo tou thronou exerchata legarōntas; Ainavōr to theo nu, pantoir tois douloir …… voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve …
ainarō“praise”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 19:37… hapantem tem plēthem toiu mathētoiu chairarōntois ainarō ton theon fōna mega peri pantaiu …… whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice …
ainarōntos“praising”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 3:8… tem hierem peripatarōntos kai hallorōntos kai ainarōntos ton theon.… temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.
ainarōnton“praising”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Acts 3:9… pantos tos laos auton peripatarōnton kai ainarōnton ton theon,… the people saw him walking and praising God,
ainarōntois“praising”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Luke 2:20kai hupostrefala tois poimenois doxazarōntois kai ainarōntois ton theon epi pantei hei akouala …The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard …
Acts 2:47ainarōntois ton theon kai echarōntois charitan pros …praising God and enjoying the favor of …
ainarōntoiu“praising”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 2:13… sun to angelo plēthem stratiau ouraniau ainarōntoiu ton theon kai legarōntoiu;… great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: