Greek noun (masculine) · G1868
ἔπαινος
epainosep'-ahee-nos
praise
11 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: épainos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1868is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1868
laudation; concretely, a commendable thing
The King James renders it: praise.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
epainos is rendered "praise". It stands 11 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Three of the uses stand in Ephesians, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 2:29No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
Romans 2:29ἔπαινος
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's eleven uses are in Ephesians.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- praise10
- praise —1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπαίρω | epairo | to lift up | Uses19 |
| ἐπαισχύνομαι | epaischynomai | be ashamed of | Uses11 |
| ἐπαινέω | epaineo | to praise | Uses6 |
| ἐπαιτέω | epaiteo | to ask/beg | Uses2 |
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἔπαινον7
- ἔπαινος4
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular7N-ASM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4N-NSM
Romans
two uses
No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
- ἔπαινοςepainosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: praise
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
- ἔπαινονepainonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: praise
1 Corinthians
one use
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
- ἔπαινοςepainosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: praise
2 Corinthians
one use
Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
- ἔπαινοςepainosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: praise
Ephesians
three uses
to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
- ἔπαινονepainonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: praise
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
- ἔπαινονepainonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: praise
who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
- ἔπαινονepainonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: praise
Philippians
two uses
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
- ἔπαινονepainonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: praise
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
- ἔπαινοςepainosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: praise —
1 Peter
two uses
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- ἔπαινονepainonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: praise
or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
- ἔπαινονepainonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: praise
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.