verb
humnamō
Strong’sG5214
I sing, sing hymns to
stem humn-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 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.
ὑμνέω, -ῶ
(< ὕμνος) [in LXX for הָלַל pi., שִׁיר, יָדָה hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5214 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoom-neh'-o
to hymn, i.e. sing a religious ode; by implication, to celebrate (God) in song
Fromfrom G5215;
King Jamessing a hymn (praise unto).
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
Epic dialect ὑμνείω Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ὑμνεῦσιν Refs; feminine participle ὑμνεῦσα Refs 8th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect infinitive ὔμνην to be restored for ὑμνεῖν in Refs 7th c.BC+; Laconian dialect 1st pers. plural subjunctive ὑμνίωμες Refs 5th c.BC+: Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers. plural imperfect ὔμνην Refs 7th c.BC+: future ὑμνήσω Refs 5th c.BC+: (ὕμνος):
I with accusative of person or thing sung of, sing of, first in Refs 8th c.BC+, frequently in Hymni Homerici (Hymnus ad ApollinemRefs 7th c.BC+: also in Prose, celebrate in a hymn, commemorate, Ὦπιν NT+5th c.BC+; of the hymn itself, οὔτε.. μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμνησεν Refs 5th c.BC+ the points wherein I praised our city, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be celebrated in hymns, of gods, Refs 3rd c.BC+; also Ἀργεῖοι.. τὰ πολλὰ πάντα ὑμνέαται (Ionic dialect for -ηνται) are everywhere praised, Refs 5th c.BC+famous, LXX+5th c.BC+ foul songs were sung, Refs
I.2 descant upon, in song or speech, ἐν κατηρεφεῖ στέγῃ.. ὑμνήσεις κακά Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰν ἐμὰν ὑμνεῦσαι (Doric dialect for -οῦσαι) ἀπιστοσύναν ever singing of my want of faith, Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, Ἐτεοκλέης ἂν.. ὑμνοῖτο.. φροιμίοις πολυρρόθοις Refs 4th c.BC+
I.3 with accusative cognate, sing, ᾆσμα, ὕμνον, Refs 5th c.BC+
II tell over and over again, harp upon, repeat, recite, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς.. Refs; τὸν νόμον ὑμνεῖν recite the form of the law, Refs —passive, ὁ δ᾽ εἶπε πρός με βαί᾽, ἀεὶ δ᾽ ὑμνούμενα (Refs 5th c.BC+
III intransitive, sing, chant, ὡς ποιηταὶ ὑμνήκασι περὶ αὐτῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑμνῶν οὔποτ᾽ ἔληγεν ὡς.. Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 in passive sense, φῆμαι.. ὑμνήσουσι περὶ τὰ ὦτα will ring in their ears, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| humnaleὕμνουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | singing hymns | 1× |
| humnamiὑμνήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | sing … praise | 1× |
| humnarantoisὑμνήσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | sung a hymn | 2× |
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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | humnamō | humname | humnami1×ὑμνήσω | humnama | humnamē | humnamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | humnasō | humnase | humnasi | humnasa | humnasē | humnaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | humnatō | humnate | humnati | humnata | humnatē | humnatelē |
| we 1st person plural | humnanō | humnane | humnani | humnana | humnanē | humnanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | humnavō | humnave | humnavi | humnava | humnavē | humnavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | humnalō | humnale1×ὕμνουν | humnali | humnala | humnalē | humnalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | humnameiō | humnameia | humnameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | humnaseiō | humnaseia | humnaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | humnateiō | humnateia | humnateiē |
| we 1st person plural | humnaneiō | humnaneia | humnaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | humnaveiō | humnaveia | humnaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | humnaleiō | humnaleia | humnaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | humnasōr | humnasar | humnasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | humnatōr | humnatar | humnatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | humnavōr | humnavar | humnavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | humnalōr | humnalar | humnalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | humnamoiō | humnamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | humnasoiō | humnasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | humnatoiō | humnatoia |
| we 1st person plural | humnanoiō | humnanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | humnavoiō | humnavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | humnaloiō | humnaloia |
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 | humnarō | humnari | humnara | humnarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | humnarōntos | humnarintos | humnarantos2× | humnarēntos |
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
humn 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.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
humnale“singing hymns”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 16:25… tem mesonuktiem Paulos kai Silos proseuchorōntois humnale ton theon, epakroole de autoiu tois …… Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners …
humnami“sing … praise”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Hebrews 2:12… toi adelfoi mu, en mese ekklēsau humnami sin;… name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”
humnarantois“sung a hymn”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Matthew 26:30kai humnarantois exerchala eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu.And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount …
Mark 14:26Kai humnarantois exerchala eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu.And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount …