Quick Definition
αἴνεσις, εως, ἡ n.f. praise
Strong's Definition
a praising (the act), i.e. (specially) a thank(-offering)
Derivation: from G134 (αἰνέω);
KJV Usage: praise
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -εως | αἰνέω
33.354 · Communication · Praise
to praise, praise to speak of the excellence of a person, object, or event In a number of languages praise can only be expressed by direct discourse, and this requires some content which provides the basis for praise. For example, in LUK 2:13 instead of a literal rendering of ‘praising God,’ it may be necessary to have ‘they said, God is wonderful,’ and in LUK 16:8 it may be necessary to translate ‘the master of this dishonest manager said, You are remarkable for having done such a clever thing.’
1 LUK 18:43 · HEB 13:15 The verbs δίδωμι and ἀναφέρω in LUK 18:43 and HEB 13:15, respectively, serve as what might be called empty verbs, since the semantic content exists in the nouns αἶνος and αἴνεσις. The primary function of δίδωμι and ἀναφέρω in such contexts is to serve as a vehicle for marking case relations (see Domain 90 Case). The same applies to δίδωμι in LUK 17:18 (see 33.357).
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
αἴνεσις, -ews, 7, (αἰνέω), praise: θυσία αἰνέσεως (MII mann, Ley. vii. 13), Heb. xiii. 15 a thank-offering, ΓΑ. V. ‘sacrifice of praise ’], presented to God for some benefit received; see θυσία, Ὁ. (αἴνεσις often occurs in Sept., but not in prof. auth.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
αἴνεσις ainesis 1x
praise, Heb. 13:15*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† αἴνεσις, -εως, ἡ
(< αἰνέω), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹדָה, תְּהִלָּה;]
praise (Eccl.): θυσία αἰνέσεως (Le 7:12, זֶבַח תּוֹדָה), He 13:15.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
αἴνεσις (ainesis) — praise. αἴνεσις, εως, ἡ, praise, [LXX+NT]