ὑμνέω

humneō

to praise

Strong’s G5214Verb4 times in the New Testament (critical text)

having sung a hymn2

they were singing praises to1

i will sing praises1

In the text

Matthew 26:30ὑμνήσαντες
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Mark 14:26ὑμνήσαντες
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Acts 16:25ὕμνουν
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Hebrews 2:12ὑμνήσω
He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

ὑμνέω, -ῶ
(ὕμνος) [in LXX for הָלַל pi., שִׁיר, יָדָה hi., etc. ;]

1. trans., with accusative of person(s) (in cl. also with accusative of thing(s)), to sing to, laud, sing to the praise of: Act.16:25, Heb.2:12.

2. Intrans., to sing: in LXX and NT, of singing hymns and praises to God (Psa.65:13, al.), Mat.26:30, Mrk.14:26 (see Swete, in l).†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.