verb
humnamō
Greekὑμνέω (humneō)
Strong’sG5214
I sing, sing hymns to
stem humn-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| humnaratoisὑμνήσαντες | 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 | humnarōtos | humnaritos | humnaratos2× | humnarētos |
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
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
humnale“singing hymns”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 16:25“singing hymns”Kata de tem mesonuktiem Paulos kai Silaos proseucherōtois humnale ton theon, epakroele de autoiu tois desmiois;About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
humnami“sing … praise”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Hebrews 2:12“sing … praise”legarōtos; Apangellami tem onomem su toi adelfoi mu, en mese ekklēsau humnami sin;He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”
humnaratois“sung a hymn”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Matthew 26:30“sung a hymn”kai humnaratois exerchala eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu.And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Mark 14:26“sung a hymn”Kai humnaratois exerchala eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu.And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.