αἰνέωainéō
to praise (God)
Greek (New Testament) · G134
Meanings
to praise: with accusative, τ. θεόν, Luke 2:13, Luke 2:20, Luke 19:37, Luke 24:53, Acts 2:47, Acts 3:8, Acts 3:9, Romans 15:11; with dative, τ. Θεῷ (Je 20:13, and elsewhere for הִלֵּל לְ; see Field, Notes, 245), Revelation 19:5.
Synonyms
ἐξομολογέω, εὐλογέω, εὐχαριστέω, μακαρίζω.
Same root
- αἶνοςaînos · G136properly, a story, but used in the sense of G1868 (ἔπαινος); praise (of God)
- ἔπαινοςépainos · G1868laudation; concretely, a commendable thing
- παραινέωparainéō · G3867to mispraise, i.e. recommend or advise (a different course)
- ἐπαινέωepainéō · G1867to applaud
- αἴνεσιςaínesis · G133a praising (the act), i.e. (specially) a thank(-offering)
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Luke 2:13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,
- Luke 2:20 The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.
- Luke 19:37 When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.
- Acts 2:47 all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.
- Acts 3:8 He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.
- Acts 3:9 All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.