verb
epainamō
Greekἐπαινέω (epaineō)
Strong’sG1867
I praise, commend
stem epain-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπ-αινέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for הָלַל pi., שָׁבַח pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1867 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epainamōἐπαινῶ | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | praise | 3× |
| epainataἐπῄνεσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | commended | 1× |
| epainameiaἐπαινέσω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | praise | 1× |
| epainalarἐπαινεσάτωσαν | happened · theyaorist active imperative 3rd person plural | praise | 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, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epainamō3×ἐπαινῶ | epainame | epainami | epainama | epainamē | epainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epainasō | epainase | epainasi | epainasa | epainasē | epainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epainatō | epainate | epainati | epainata1×ἐπῄνεσεν | epainatē | epainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epainanō | epainane | epainani | epainana | epainanē | epainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epainavō | epainave | epainavi | epainava | epainavē | epainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epainalō | epainale | epainali | epainala | epainalē | epainalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epainameiō | epainameia1×ἐπαινέσω | epainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epainaseiō | epainaseia | epainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epainateiō | epainateia | epainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epainaneiō | epainaneia | epainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epainaveiō | epainaveia | epainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epainaleiō | epainaleia | epainaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epainasōr | epainasar | epainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epainatōr | epainatar | epainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epainavōr | epainavar | epainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epainalōr | epainalar1×ἐπαινεσάτωσαν | epainalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epainamoiō | epainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epainasoiō | epainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epainatoiō | epainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epainanoiō | epainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epainavoiō | epainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epainaloiō | epainaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epainarō | epainari | epainara | epainarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epainarōtos | epainaritos | epainaratos | epainarētos |
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
epain 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
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
epainamō“praise”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular3×
1 Corinthians 11:2“praise”Epainamō de vin hoti panteim mu mimnēskevē kai kathōs paradōama vi tain paradosiain katechavō.Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
1 Corinthians 11:17“praise”Houtem de parangellarōtos ouk epainamō hoti ouk eis tem kreittōnem alla eis tem hēssōnem sunerchevō.In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
1 Corinthians 11:22“praise”mē gar oikiain ouk echavō eis tem esthiarō kai pinarō? ē tau ekklēsau tou theou katafronavō, kai kataischunavō toin mē echarōtoin? tinem legameia vi? epainameia vin? en houte ouk epainamō.Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
epainata“commended”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 16:8“commended”kai epainata tos kurios ton oikonomon tau adikiau hoti fronimōs poiata; hoti tois huiois tou aiōnou houtou fronimoterois huper toin huioin teu fōteu eis tan genean tan heautoiu alō.The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
epainameia“praise”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 11:22“praise”mē gar oikiain ouk echavō eis tem esthiarō kai pinarō? ē tau ekklēsau tou theou katafronavō, kai kataischunavō toin mē echarōtoin? tinem legameia vi? epainameia vin? en houte ouk epainamō.Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
epainalar“praise”happened · theyaorist active imperative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 15:11“praise”kai palin; Ainavōr, panteim teim ethneim, ton kurion, kai epainalar auton pantois tois laois.And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.”