noun · masculine
psalmos
Greekψαλμός (psalmos)
Strong’sG5568
a psalm
stem psalm-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ψαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< ψάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מִזְמוֹר;]
SYN.: v.s. ὕμνος
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5568 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpsal-mos'
a set piece of music, i.e. a sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a "psalm"); collectively, the book of the Psalms
Fromfrom G5567;
King Jamespsalm.
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 | psalmos | psalmois |
| object accusative | psalmon1×ψαλμὸν | psalmoin |
| direct address vocative | psalmor | psalmoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | psalmou | psalmoiu2×ψαλμῶν |
| to, for dative | psalmo1×ψαλμῷ | psalmoi3×ψαλμοῖς |
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
psalmo 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
psalmon“hymn”objectaccusative singular1×
1 Corinthians 14:26“hymn”Tinem oun atō, adelfoir? hotan sunercheveiō, hekastos psalmon echatō, didachan echatō, apokalupsian echatō, glōssan echatō, hermēneian echatō; panteim pros oikodoman ginetōr.What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
psalmo“psalm”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 13:33“psalm”hoti houtan tos theos ekplēratē tei teknei nu anistanaratos Iēsun, hōs kai en to psalmo grafitē to deutero; Huios mu asō sis, mis sēmeron gennamē sin.He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
psalmoiu“psalms”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Luke 20:42“psalms”autos gar David legatō en bibla psalmoiu; Legata kurios to kurio mu; Kathesōr ek dexeiu muFor David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
Acts 1:20“psalms”grafitē gar en bibla psalmoiu; Ginitar tas epaulias autou erēmas kai mē atōr tos katoikarōtos en auta, kai; Tan episkopan autou lambatar heteros.“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’
psalmoi“psalms”to, fordative plural3×
Luke 24:44“psalms”Legata de pros autoin; Houtois tois logois mu hoin lalama pros vin ēti arōtos sun vi, hoti datō plērira panteim teim grafirēteim en to nomo Mōusou kai profētoi kai psalmoi peri mu.Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
Ephesians 5:19“psalms”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“psalms”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.