noun · masculine

ainos

Greekαἶνος (ainos)

Strong’sG136

praise

stem ain-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

praise2×

What it means

αἶνος, ου, ὁ,

[in LXX for הלל pi, עֹז;] poët, and Ion.,

1. = μῦθος, a tale (Horn., al.).

2. = Att. ἔπαινος, praise (Horn., al.): Mt 21:16 (LXX), Lk 18:43.

3. In π., a decree (MM, VGT, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G136 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidah'-ee-nos

properly, a story, but used in the sense of G1868; praise (of God)

Fromapparently a prime word;

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	ainos	ainois
object accusative	ainon2×αἶνον	ainoin
direct address vocative	ainor	ainoir
of, belonging to genitive	ainou	ainoiu
to, for dative	aino	ainoi

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

ainstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

aino 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

ainamō — αἰνέω, I praise

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

ainon“praise”objectaccusative singular2×

Matthew 21:16“praise”kai legala auto; Akouasō tinem houtois legalō? tos de Iēsus legatō autoi; Nai. oudepote anaginōskava hoti Ek stomeu nēpioiu kai thēlazarōtoiu katartizesa ainon?“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”

Luke 18:43“praise”kai parachrēma anablepata, kai akolouthate auto doxazarōtos ton theon. kai pantos tos laos horaratos dōata ainon to theo.Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.