Quick Definition
ὡσαννά Hebr. hosanna
Strong's Definition
of Hebrew origin (3467 and 4994); oh save!; hosanna (i.e. hoshia-na), an exclamation of adoration
KJV Usage: hosanna
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb (Aramaic loanword)
33.364 · Communication · Praise
hosanna (an Aramaic expression meaning ‘help, I pray’ or ‘save, I pray,’ but which had become a strictly liturgical formula of praise) a shout of praise or adoration In MAT 21:9 ὡσαννὰ τῷ υἱῷ Δαυίδ may also be rendered as ‘praise to you, Son of David’ or ‘we praise you who are the Son of David’ or ‘... a descendant of David.’
Though for many early Christians, and especially those of Jewish background, ὡσαννά would be known from its Aramaic background as meaning ‘help’ or ‘save,’ nevertheless, its association with liturgical expressions involving praise and exaltation resulted in the expression acquiring quite a different significance; hence, a phrase such as ‘hosanna in the highest’ became equivalent to ‘praise be to God.’ For growing numbers of Christians without Jewish background, ὡσαννά probably acquired much the same meaning as it now has in English.
MAT 21:9 · MAT 21:9 · MAT 21:15 · MRK 11:9 · MRK 11:10 · JHN 12:13
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὡσαννά hōsanna 6x
Hosanna! save now, help now, Mt. 21:9, 15; Mk. 11:9, 10; Jn. 12:13*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† ὡσαννά (T, ὠσ-) (Heb נָא and הוֹשֵׁעַ; v. Dalman, Words, 220 IL; Gr., 249), hosanna: Mt 21:9, Mk 11:9-10, Jo 12:13; τ. υἱῷ Δανείδ, Mt 21:9, 15.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὡσαννά (hōsanna) — Hosanna. ὡσαννά, Hebrew exclamation (hóšî 'āh-nâ), save now! ὡ. τῷ υἱῷ Δαβίδ [NT]