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Praise

αἶνοςStrong’s G0136

ainos

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Ainos is the Greek word usually translated “praise”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?”
Matthew 21:16 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “praise”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • praise 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1
  • Luke 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

αἶνος ainos · praise

αἶνος, ου, ὁ, [in LXX for הלל pi, עֹז ;] poët, and Ion., 1. = μῦθος, a tale (Horn., al.). 2. = Att. ἔπαινος, praise (Horn., al.): Mat.21:16 (LXX), Luk.18:43. 3. In π., a decree (MM, VGT, see word). † (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “praise” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

PRAISE, noun

s as z. [Latin pretium.]

  1. Commendation bestowed on a person for his personal virtues or worthy actions, on meritorious actions themselves, or on any thing valuable; approbation expressed in words or song. praise may be expressed by an individual, and in this circumstance differs from fame, renown, and celebrity, which are the expression of the approbation of numbers, or public commendation.
  2. The expression of gratitude for personal favors conferred; a glorifying or extolling.“He hath put a new song into my mouth, even praise to our God” Psalms 40:3
  3. The object, ground or reason of praise“He is thy praise and he is thy God” Deuteronomy 10:21
All definitions and other forms of “praise”

    PRAISE, verb transitive

    [Latin tollo, extollo; pretium.]

    1. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of personal worth or actions.
    2. To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works.“PRAISE him, all his angels, praise ye him, all his hosts” Psalms 148:2
    3. To express gratitude for personal favors.
    4. To do honor to; to display the excellence of.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.