Quick Definition
αἰνέω v. I praise
Strong's Definition
from 136; to praise (God)
KJV Usage: praise
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | αἴνεσις · αἶνος · ἐπαινέω · ἔπαινος · παραινέω
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.’
LUK 2:13 · LUK 2:20 · LUK 19:37 · ACT 2:47 · ACT 3:8 · ACT 3:9 · ROM 15:11 · REV 19:5
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
αἰνέω, -3; (found in prof. auth. of every age [“ only twice in good Attie prose” (where émaw. mapaw. ete. take its place), Veitch], but esp. freq. in Sept. and the Apoer. of the O. T.; from αἶνος) ; to praise, extol: τὸν θεόν, Lk. ii. 13, 20; xix. 87; xxiv. 53 [WH om. Tr txt. br.]; Acts ii. 47; iii. 8 sq.; Ro. xv. 11; with dat. of person, τῷ θεῷ, to sing praises in honor of God, Rev. xix. 5 L T Tr WH, as Sept. in 2 Chr. vii. 3 (for 5 Mn), 1 Chr. xvi. 36; xxiii. 5; Jer. xx. 13 ete. (for ἢ 55m) 5 [W.§ 31,1; B.176 (153). Comp. ἐπ-, παρawvéw. |.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
αἰνέω aineō 8x
to praise, celebrate
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
αἰνέω, -ῶ (< αἶνος), poët., Ion. and late prose (MM, VGT, s.v.) for cl. ἐπαινέω, [in LXX chiefly for הלל, ידה;]
to praise: c. acc., τ. θεόν, Lk 2:13, 20 19:37 24:53, Ac 2:47 3:8, 9, Ro 15:11; c. dat., τ. Θεῷ (Je 20:13, al. for הִלֵּל לְ; v. Field, Notes, 245), Re 19:5.†
SYN.: ἐξομολογέω, εὐλογέω, εὐχαριστέω, μακαρίζω (v. DCG, i, 211).
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
αἰνέω. Dittenberger, in his note on Sy// 835° (iv/B.c., Elatea) [6 δᾶμ]ος aivet, observes that the use of the verb belongs to the older language. But Plutarch has it occasionally ; and in the LXX it is four times as frequent as ἐπαινέω, especially in the sense of praising God.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
αἰνέω (aineō) — to praise. αἰνέω (compare αἴνημι, αἰνίζομαι), imperfect ᾔνουν[Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect αἴνεον[Refs 5th c.BC+]: future αἰνήσω[Refs 8th c.BC+]; in Attic dialect Poets always αἰνέσω, as in [Refs 7th c.BC+]: aorist ᾔνησα[Refs 8th c.BC+]; Doric dialect αἴνησα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; in Attic dialect always ᾔνεσα, Ionic dialect αἴνεσα[Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ᾔνεκα (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+] — middle, future αἰνέσομαι (only in compounds ἐπ-, παρ-):—passive, aorist participle αἰνεθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ᾔνημαι (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]—poetical and Ionic dialect Verb, very rare in good Attic dialect Prose [Refs 5th c.BC+] being used instead:—properly, tell, speak of, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σε κρηγύην αἰνεῖ reports of you as honest, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II. usually praise, approve, opposed to νεικέω, ψέγω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:— passive, ὑπὸ Σιμωνίδεω αἰνεθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. b especially in religious sense, glorify God, [LXX+NT]
II.2. approve, advise, recommend [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with infinitive, recommend to do a thing, euphemistic for κελεύω, [Refs 4th c.BC+]participle, αἰνεῖν ἰόντα to commend one's going, [Refs] —ὦ δεινὸν αἶνον αἰνέσας giver of dire counsel, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— with accusative of things, to be content with, acquiesce in, γάμον[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3. praise, with collateral sense, decline courteously, νῇ ὀλίγην αἰνεῖν, μεγάλῃ δ᾽ ἐνὶ φορτία θέσθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; but, thank, conjecture in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4. absolutely, approve, ὁ δᾶμος αἰνεῖ[Refs]
III. to promise or vow, τινί τι or τινὶ ποιεῖν τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]