Strong's Greek · G5215

G5215 hýmnos

ὕμνος

hoom'-nos

hymn

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hýmnos appears twice in Scripture, in Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16. 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

probably akin to G103 (ᾄδω); compare H5667 (עֲבוֹט)); a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms)

In the King James Version

hymn

Derivation

apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of ὑδέω (to celebrate;

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Colossians 3:16

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.”

Ephesians 5:19

“Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,”

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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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