Lexicon epaineó: to praise Original Word: ἐπαινέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epaineó Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ahee-neh'-o) Short Definition: I praise, commend Definition: I praise, commend, applaud. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 1867 epainéō (from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting" which intensifies 134 /ainéō, "to praise") – to praise in a fitting (apt) manner, i.e. as appropriate (adequate) to the situation; hence, to accredit in full (proper) measure. See 1868 (epainos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom epi and aineóDefinitionto praise NASB Translationpraise (5), praised (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 1867: ἐπαινέωἐπαινέω, ἐπαινῶ; future ἐπαινέσω ( 1 Corinthians 11:22, for the more common ἐπαινέσομαι, cf. Winers Grammar, 86 (82); ( Buttmann, 53 (46)); L text Tr marginal reading ἐπαινῶ); 1 aorist ἐπῄνεσα; ( ἔπαινος); from Homer down; the Sept. for הִלֵּל and שִׁבַּח; to approve, to praise (with the ἐπί cf. German be- in beloben ( Passow, under the word ἐπί, IV. C. 3 cc.)): τινα, Romans 15:11; 1 Corinthians 11:22; τινα, followed by ὅτι (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 9 b.), Luke 16:8; 1 Corinthians 11:2; absolutely, followed by ὅτι, 1 Corinthians 11:17.
Strong's commend, laud, praise. From epi and aineo; to applaud -- commend, laud, praise. see GREEK epi see GREEK aineo |
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