Strong's Greek · G1867

G1867 epainéō

ἐπαινέω

ep-ahee-neh'-o

to praise

Looking for Hebrew H1867 Dârᵉyâvêsh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G1867. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

epainéō appears 6 times in Scripture, in Luke, Romans and 1 Corinthians. 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 applaud

In the King James Version

commend, laud, praise

Derivation

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G134 (αἰνέω);

Appears 6 times in Scripture

1 Corinthians 11:22

“Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!”

Romans 15:11

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

1 Corinthians 11:17

“In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.”

Luke 16:8

“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.”

1 Corinthians 11:2

“Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.”

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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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