Quick Definition
ὑμνέω v. I sing, sing hymns to
Strong's Definition
from 5215; to hymn, i.e. sing a religious ode; by implication, to celebrate (God) in song
KJV Usage: sing a hymn (praise unto)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ὕμνος
1 MAT 26:30 It is possible that the reference of ὑμνέω in MAT 26:30 is to the second part of the Hallel (Psalms 115–118). Accordingly, one could translate ‘then they sang The Hymn …’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὑμνέω, -ῶ: impf. ὕμνουν; fut. ὑμνήσω; 1 aor. ptep. ὑμνήσας; (ὕμνος); fr. Hes. down; Sept. often for 997, ain, Vw, Ὕ91: 1. trans. to sing the praise of, sing hymns to: τινά, Acts xvi. 25; Heb. ii. 12. 2. intrans. to sing a hymn, to sing: Mt. xxvi. 30; Mk. xiv. 26, (in both pass. of the singing of the paschal hymns; these were Pss. exiii—cxviii. and Ps. exxxvi., which the Jews call the ‘great Hallel’, [but see Ginsburg in Kitto s. v. Hallel; Edersheim, The Temple ete. p. 191 sq.; Buxtorf (ed. Fischer) p. 314 sq.]); Ps. lxiv. (Ixv.) 13 (14); 1 Mace. xiii. 47.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὑμνέω hymneō 4x
to hymn, praise, celebrate or worship with hymns, Acts 16:25; Heb. 2:12; absol. to sing a hymn, Mt. 26:30; Mk. 14:26*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὑμνέω, -ῶ
(< ὕμνος) [in LXX for הָלַל pi., שִׁיר, יָדָה hi., etc. ;]
trans., c. acc pers. (in cl. also c. acc. rei), to sing to, laud, sing to the praise of: Ac 16:25, He 2:12.
Intrans., to sing: in LXX and NT, of singing hymns and praises to God (Ps 64 (65):13, al.), Mt 26:30, Mk 14:26 (v. Swete, in l.).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὑμνέω. For the trans. use of this verb ‘‘sing to the praise of,”’ as in Ac 16%, cf. OGZS 56° (B.c. 238) ὑμνεῖσθαι δ᾽ αὐτήν (sc. τὴν θεάν), and Sy// 721 (= ὃ. 662)!" (c. B.C. 165-4) τούς τε θεοὺς... Kal τὸν δῆμον τὸν ᾿Αθηναίων ὕμνησεν. for ἃ curious ex. of a vi/A.D. Byzantine hymn, see P Lond 1029 (= III. p. 284): the verb tpvodoyéw is found in line ὃ.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὑμνέω (humneō) — to praise. ὑμν-έω, Epic dialect ὑμνείω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ὑμνεῦσιν [Refs]; feminine participle ὑμνεῦσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect infinitive ὔμνην to be restored for ὑμνεῖν in [Refs 7th c.BC+]; Laconian dialect 1st pers. plural subjunctive ὑμνίωμες [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers. plural imperfect ὔμνην [Refs 7th c.BC+]: future ὑμνήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (ὕμνος):
I. with accusative of person or thing sung of, sing of, first in [Refs 8th c.BC+], frequently in Hymni Homerici (Hymnus ad Apollinem[Refs 7th c.BC+]: also in Prose, celebrate in a hymn, commemorate, Ὦπιν [NT+5th c.BC+]; of the hymn itself, οὔτε.. μέ τις ὕμνος ὕμνησεν [Refs 5th c.BC+] the points wherein I praised our city, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be celebrated in hymns, of gods, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; also Ἀργεῖοι.. τὰ πολλὰ πάντα ὑμνέαται (Ionic dialect for -ηνται) are everywhere praised, [Refs 5th c.BC+]famous, [LXX+5th c.BC+] foul songs were sung, [Refs]
I.2. descant upon, in song or speech, ἐν κατηρεφεῖ στέγῃ.. ὑμνήσεις κακά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰν ἐμὰν ὑμνεῦσαι (Doric dialect for -οῦσαι) ἀπιστοσύναν ever singing of my want of faith, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, Ἐτεοκλέης ἂν.. ὑμνοῖτο.. φροιμίοις πολυρρόθοις [Refs 4th c.BC+]
I.3. with accusative cognate, sing, ᾆσμα, ὕμνον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. tell over and over again, harp upon, repeat, recite, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς.. [Refs]; τὸν νόμον ὑμνεῖν recite the form of the law, [Refs] —passive, ὁ δ᾽ εἶπε πρός με βαί᾽, ἀεὶ δ᾽ ὑμνούμενα ([Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. intransitive, sing, chant, ὡς ποιηταὶ ὑμνήκασι περὶ αὐτῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑμνῶν οὔποτ᾽ ἔληγεν ὡς.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2. in passive sense, φῆμαι.. ὑμνήσουσι περὶ τὰ ὦτα will ring in their ears, [Refs 5th c.BC+]