Strong's Greek · G134

G134 ainéō

αἰνέω

ahee-neh'-o

to praise

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ainéō appears 8 times in Scripture, in Luke, Acts, Romans and Revelation. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to praise (God)

In the King James Version

praise

Derivation

from G136 (αἶνος);

Appears 8 times in Scripture

Luke 19:37

“And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:”

Acts 2:47

“praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”

Luke 2:20

“The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.”

Romans 15:11

“And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.””

Luke 2:13

“And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:”

Acts 3:9

“When all the people saw him walking and praising God,”

Acts 3:8

“He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.”

Revelation 19:5

“Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!””

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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