Lexical Definition
ἔπαινος épainos (ep'-ahee-nos) praise G:N-M
from ἐπί and the base of αἰνέω
praise.
- laudation
- concretely, a commendable thing
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἔπαινοσ | praise | Rom.2.29 • 1Cor.4.5 • 2Cor.8.18 • Phil.4.8 |
| ἔπαινον | praise | Rom.13.3 • Eph.1.6 • Eph.1.12 • Eph.1.14 • Phil.1.11 • 1Pet.1.7 • 1Pet.2.14 |
| επαίνω | high praise | LXX.2Chr.21.20 |
| έπαινόσ | My high praise | LXX.Ps.22.25 |
| έπαινόν | on your high praise | LXX.Ps.35.28 |
| έπαινοσ | high praise | LXX.1Chr.16.27 • LXX.Ps.22.3 |
Abbott-Smith
ἔπ-αινος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for תְּהִלָּה, etc. ;]
praise: Ro 2:29 Ro 13:3, I Co 4:5, II Co 8:18, Eph 1:6, 12, 14, Phl 1:11 4:8, I Pe 1:7 2:14.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Romans | 2:29 · 13:3 |
| 1 Corinthians | 4:5 |
| 2 Corinthians | 8:18 |
| Ephesians | 1:6 · 1:12 · 1:14 |
| Philippians | 1:11 · 4:8 |
| 1 Peter | 1:7 · 2:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἔπαινος-ος, ὁ,
approval, praise, commendation, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently in Trag. and Attic dialect, ἐπαίνου τυχεῖν ἔκτινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλεινὴ καὶ ἔπαινοςον ἔχουσα meriting praise,[ἔπαινοςον ἐπαινεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 181b ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, praises, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 complimentary address, panegyric (but distinguished from ἐγκώμιον, as the general from the particular, [ἔπαινοςον Ἔρωτος [prev. author] “Smp.” 177d; συντιθεὶς λόγον ἔ. κατά τινος [prev. author] “Phdr.” 260b; οἱ κατὰ Δημοσθένους ἔ. 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.50; εἴς τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 947c; ὑπέρ τινος 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.1.1, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 13.22, 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 10.57. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]