Strong's Greek · G136

G136 aînos

αἶνος

ah'-ee-nos

praise

Looking for Hebrew H136 ʼĂdônây? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G136. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

aînos appears twice in Scripture, in Matthew 21:16 and Luke 18:43. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

properly, a story, but used in the sense of G1868 (ἔπαινος); praise (of God)

In the King James Version

praise

Derivation

apparently a prime word;

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Matthew 21:16

““Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?””

Luke 18:43

“Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.”

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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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