to praise

Greek Verb

αἰνέω, -ῶ (αἶνος), poët, Ion. and late prose (MM, VGT, see word) for cl. ἐπαινέω, [in LXX chiefly for הלל, ידה;] to praise: with accusative, τ. θεόν, Luk.2:13,20 19:37 24:53, Act.2:47 3:8,9, Rom.15:11; with dative, τ. Θεῷ (Jer.20:13, al. for הִלֵּל לְ; see Field, Notes, 245), Rev.19:5. SYN.: ἐξομολογέω, εὐλογέω, εὐχαριστέω, μακαρίζω (see DCG, i, 211). (AS)

to praise

Greek Verb

αἰνέω (compare αἴνημι, αἰνίζομαι), imperfect ᾔνουν[Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect αἴνεον[Refs 5th c.BC+]: future αἰνήσω[Refs 8th c.BC+]; in Attic dialect Poets always αἰνέσω, as in [Refs 7th c.BC+]: aorist ᾔνησα[Refs 8th c.BC+]; Doric dialect αἴνησα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; in Attic dialect always ᾔνεσα, Ionic dialect αἴνεσα[Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ᾔνεκα (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+] — middle, future αἰνέσομαι (only in compounds ἐπ, παρ-):—passive, aorist participle αἰνεθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ᾔνημαι (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]—poetical and Ionic dialect Verb, very rare in good Attic dialect Prose [Refs 5th c.BC+] being used instead:—properly, tell, speak of, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σε κρηγύην αἰνεῖ reports of you as honest, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II) usually praise, approve, opposed to νεικέω, ψέγω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:— passive, ὑπὸ Σιμωνίδεω αἰνεθείς[Refs 5th c.BC+] II.b) especially in religious sense, glorify God, [LXX+NT] II.2) approve, advise, recommend [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with infinitive, recommend to do a thing, euphemistic for κελεύω, [Refs 4th c.BC+]participle, αἰνεῖν ἰόντα to commend one's going, [Refs] —ὦ δεινὸν αἶνον αἰνέσας giver of dire counsel, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— with accusative of things, to be content with, acquiesce in, γάμον[Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) praise, with collateral sense, decline courteously, νῇ ὀλίγην αἰνεῖν, μεγάλῃ δ᾽ ἐνὶ φορτία θέσθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; but, thank, conjecture in [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) absolutely, approve, ὁ δᾶμος αἰνεῖ[Refs] III) to promise or vow, τινί τι or τινὶ ποιεῖν τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to praise (God); praise; from g136 (αἶνος)