Greek noun (masculine) · G5568
ψαλμός
psalmospsal-mos'
a striking, twitching with the fingers (Eur., al.), hence, a striking of musical; a sacred song sung to musical accompaniment, a psalm (LXX)
7 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: psalmós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5568is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5568
a set piece of music, i.e. a sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a "psalm"); collectively, the book of the Psalms
The King James renders it: psalm.
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
psalmos is rendered "a striking, twitching with the fingers (Eur., al.), hence, a striking of musical; a sacred song sung to musical accompaniment, a psalm (LXX)". It stands 7 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Two of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a striking, twitching with the fingers (Eur., al.), hence, a striking of musical".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 20:42For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
Luke 20:42ψαλμῶν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's seven uses are in Luke.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: a striking, twitching with the fingers (Eur., al.), hence, a striking of musical, and a sacred song sung to musical accompaniment, a psalm (LXX).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| a striking, twitching with the fingers (Eur., al.), hence, a striking of musicalstrings (Æsch., a1.), and hence in later writers | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLuke 20:42For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand |
| a sacred song sung to musical accompaniment, a psalm (LXX)1Co.14:26, Eph.5:19, Col.3:16; of OT psalms, Luk.24:44, Act.13:33; βίβλος ψαλμῶν, Luk.20:42, Act.1:20.† | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 20:42For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand |
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 7, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 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
- ψαλμοῖς3
- ψαλμῶν2
- ψαλμὸν1
- ψαλμῷ1
The grammar of each form
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural3N-DPM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2N-GPM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1N-ASM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1N-DSM
Luke
two uses
For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- ψαλμῶνpsalmonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of Psalms
Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- ψαλμοῖςpsalmoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: in Psalms
Acts
two uses
“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’
- ψαλμῶνpsalmonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of Psalms
He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
- ψαλμῷpsalmonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: psalm
1 Corinthians
one use
What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
- ψαλμὸνpsalmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a psalm
Ephesians
one use
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
- ψαλμοῖςpsalmoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: psalms
Colossians
one use
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.
- ψαλμοῖςpsalmoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: in psalms
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.