Strong's Greek · G136

αἶνος

aînos

praise

Definition

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

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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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