noun · feminine
ainesias
Greekαἴνεσις (ainesis)
Strong’sG133
praise
stem ainesi-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† αἴνεσις, -εως, ἡ
(< αἰνέω), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹדָה, תְּהִלָּה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G133 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidah'-ee-nes-is
a praising (the act), i.e. (specially) a thank(-offering)
Fromfrom G134;
King Jamespraise.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ainesias | ainesiais |
| object accusative | ainesian | ainesiain |
| direct address vocative | ainesiar | ainesiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ainesiau1×αἰνέσεως | ainesiaiu |
| to, for dative | ainesia | ainesiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ainesia 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
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
ainesiau“praise”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 13:15“praise”dia autou oun anaferaneiō thusian ainesiau dia pantou to theo, houtem atō karpon cheileiu homologarōtoiu te onome autou.Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.