Greek verb · G5567
ψάλλω
psallopsal'-lo
to pull, twitch, twang (as a bowstring, etc.; absol.
5 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: psállō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5567is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5567
to twitch or twang, i.e. to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes)
The King James renders it: make melody, sing (psalms).
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
psallo is rendered "to pull, twitch, twang (as a bowstring, etc.; absol.". It stands 5 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Two of the uses stand in 1 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to pull, twitch, twang (as a bowstring, etc.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 15:9so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
Romans 15:9ψαλῶ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's five uses are in 1 Corinthians.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: to pull, twitch, twang (as a bowstring, etc., and absol..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to pull, twitch, twang (as a bowstring, etc. | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereRomans 15:9so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy… |
| absol.__(a) to play a stringed instrument with the fingers (Hdt. | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 15:9so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy… |
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.
All 5, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 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
- ψαλῶ3
- ψαλλέτω1
- ψάλλοντες1
The grammar of each form
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person singular3V-FAI-1S
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person singular1V-PAM-3S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
Romans
one use
so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
- ψαλῶpsaloverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: will I sing
1 Corinthians
two uses
What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
- ψαλῶpsaloverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will sing praise
- ψαλῶpsaloverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will sing praise
Ephesians
one use
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
- ψάλλοντεςpsallontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: making melody
James
one use
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
- ψαλλέτωpsalletoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: he should sing praises
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.