noun · feminine
ōdas
Greekᾠδή (ōdē)
Strong’sG5603
an ode, song
stem ōd-7 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ᾠδή, -ῆς, ή
[in LXX chiefly for שִׁיר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5603 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saido-day'
a chant or "ode" (the general term for any words sung; while G5215 denotes especially a religious metrical composition, and G5568 still more specially, a Hebrew cantillation)
Fromfrom G103;
King Jamessong.
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 | ōdas | ōdais |
| object accusative | ōdan5×ᾠδὴν | ōdain |
| direct address vocative | ōdar | ōdair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ōdau | ōdaiu |
| to, for dative | ōda | ōdai2×ᾠδαῖς |
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
ōda 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
ōdan“song”objectaccusative singular5×
Revelation 5:9“song”kai adalō ōdan kainan legarōtois; Axios asō lambara tem bibliem kai anoigara tain sfragiain auteu, hoti sfazisa kai agorazasa to theo en te haime su ek pantau fulau kai glōssau kai laou kai ethneu,And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Revelation 14:3“song”kai adalō hōs ōdan kainan enōpion tou thronou kai enōpion teiu tessares zōeiu kai toiu presbuteroiu; kai oudenos dunete mathara tan ōdan ei mē tais hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais, tois agorazirētois apo tau gēau.And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
Revelation 14:3“song”kai adalō hōs ōdan kainan enōpion tou thronou kai enōpion teiu tessares zōeiu kai toiu presbuteroiu; kai oudenos dunete mathara tan ōdan ei mē tais hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais, tois agorazirētois apo tau gēau.And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
Revelation 15:3“song”kai adalō tan ōdan Mōusou tou doulou tou theou kai tan ōdan teu arnieu legarōtois; Megeim kai thaumasteim teim ergeim su, kurior, tor theor, tor pantokratōror; dikaiais kai alēthinais tais hodais su, tor basilevos toiu aiōnoiu;and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
Revelation 15:3“song”kai adalō tan ōdan Mōusou tou doulou tou theou kai tan ōdan teu arnieu legarōtois; Megeim kai thaumasteim teim ergeim su, kurior, tor theor, tor pantokratōror; dikaiais kai alēthinais tais hodais su, tor basilevos toiu aiōnoiu;and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
ōdai“songs”to, fordative plural2×
Ephesians 5:19“songs”lalarōtois heautoi psalmoi kai humnoi kai ōdai pneumatikai, adarōtois kai psallarōtois ta kardia vu to kurio,Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
Colossians 3:16“songs”tos logos tou Christou enoikatōr en vi plousiōs en panta sofia; didaskarōtois kai nouthetarōtois heautoin psalmoi, humnoi, ōdai pneumatikai en charia, adarōtois en tai kardiai vu to theo;Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.