Quick Definition
hosanna
Biblical Persons & Places
Hosanna
A religious chant
A religious chant; sounded Hosanna (ὡσαννά)
Strong's Definition
oh save!; hosanna (i.e. hoshia-na), an exclamation of adoration
Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H03467 and H04994);
KJV Usage: hosanna
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὡσαννά (see WH. Introductory § 408; but L T ὡσαννά; see Tdf. Proleg., p. 107) (derived from Psalm 117:25 () πΘΜΰ δεωΔΡιΘςδ, i. e. 'save, I pray', the Sept. σῶσον δή; (in form the word seems to be the Greek reproduction of an abbreviated pronunciation of the Hebrew (δεωΗΡςΞπΘΰ); others would make it ΰεωΗΡςΐπΘΰ (`save us'); cf. Hilgenfeld, Evang. § Hebraeos (the old 1884 edition), p. 25 and p. 122; Kautzsch, Gram. d. Biblical-Aram., p. 1732), hosanna; be propitious: Mat_21:9; Mar_11:9; Joh_12:13; with τῷ υἱῷ Δαυίδ added, be propitious to the Messiah, Mat_21:9; Mat_21:15 (cf. ὡσαννά τῷ Θεῷ Δαβίδ, 'Teaching' 10, 6 [ET] (where see Harnack's note)).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὡσαννά hōsanna 6x
Hosanna! save now, help now, Mat_21:9 ; Mat_21:15 ; Mar_11:9-10 ; Joh_12:13 * hosanna.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† ὡσαννά ( T , ὠσ -),
( Heb . H4994 and H1954 ; v. Dalman, Words , 220 IL; Gr ., 249),
hosanna: Mat_21:9 , Mar_11:9-10 , Joh_12:13 ; τ . υἱῷ Δανείδ , Mat_21:9 ; Mat_21:15 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὡσαννά [page 703]
orig. a cry for help Psa. 118꞉ 25 [MT Psa_118:25 ], but as used by the Evangelists a shout of praise ( Mat_21:9 , Mar_11:9 ff. ) : see Dalman Words of Jesus , p. 220 ff. It is because of Luke s omission of ὡσαννά in 19 .38 that Jerome calls him inter omnes evangelistas Graeci sermonis eruditissimus ( Ep. 20. 4 to Pope Damasus). For a discussion of the cry Hosanna , see F. C. Burkitt in JTS xvii. (1916), p. 139 ff., and cf. Preuschen-Bauer, Wφrterb. s.v.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ὡσαννά (T, ὠσ-) (Heb נָא and הוֹשֵׁעַ; see Dalman, Words, 220 IL; Gr., 249),
hosanna: Mat.21:9, Mrk.11:9-10, Jhn.12:13; τ. υἱῷ Δανείδ, Mat.21:9, 15.†
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