Lexical Summary hymnos: a hymn Original Word: ὕμνοςTransliteration: hymnos Phonetic Spelling: (hoom'-nos) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a hymn Meaning: a hymn Strong's Concordance hymn. Apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of hudeo (to celebrate; probably akin to aido; compare abowt); a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms) -- hymn. see GREEK aido see HEBREW abowt Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5215: ὕμνοςὕμνος, ὑμνου, ὁ, in Greek writings from Homer down, a song in praise of gods, heroes, conquerors (cf. Trench, as below, p. 297), but in the Scriptures of God; a sacred song, hymn: plural, Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16. (1 Macc. 4:33; 2 Macc. 1:30 2Macc. 10:7; (Judges 16:13), etc.; of the Psalms of David, Josephus, Antiquities 7, 12, 3; for תְּהִלָּה, Psalm 39:4 |