To praise
ἐπαινέωStrong’s G1867epaineō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epaineō is the Greek word usually translated “praised”, “should praise” and “commend”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.”
Meaning
Usually translated “praised”, “should praise” and “commend”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- praised 1
- they should praise 1
- i commend 1
- i do praise 1
- shall i praise 1
- i praise 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 3
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 15:11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
- 1 Corinthians 11:2Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
- 1 Corinthians 11:17Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
- 1 Corinthians 11:22What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
Greek dictionary
ἐπαινέω epaineō · to praise
ἐπ-αινέω, -ῶ [in LXX for הָלַל pi., שָׁבַח pi. ;] to praise: with accusative, Rom.15:11, 1Co.11:22; before ὅτι, Luk.16:8, 1Co.11:2; absol., before ὅτι, 1Co.11:17.† (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.]
- 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.
- 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
- 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.]
- To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of personal worth or actions.
- 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
- To express gratitude for personal favors.
- 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.