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ὑμνέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὑμνέω
Greek transliteration: 
hymneō
Simplified transliteration: 
hymneo
Principal Parts: 
(ὕμνουν), ὑμνήσω, ὕμνησα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5214
GK Number: 
5630
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to sing hymns, sing praises
Definition: 
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*

Greek-English Concordance for ὑμνέω

Matthew 26:30 And when they had sung (hymnēsantes | ὑμνήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Mark 14:26 Then after singing (hymnēsantes | ὑμνήσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing (hymnoun | ὕμνουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
Hebrews 2:12 when he says, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing (hymnēsō | ὑμνήσω | fut act ind 1 sg) your praise.” (hymnēsō | ὑμνήσω | fut act ind 1 sg)