ὕμνος

humnos

hymn

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Strong’s G5215Noun, masculine2 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Ephesians1

Colossians1

Translated as

in hymns2

In the text

Ephesians 5:19ὕμνοις
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
Colossians 3:16ὕμνοις
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.

Abbott-Smith

ὕμνος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX for תְּהִלָּה, נְגִינָה, שִׁיר, etc. ;]
a hymn;

(a) in cl. a festal song in praise of gods or heroes;

(b) in LXX and NT a song of praise addressed to God: Eph.5:19, Col.3:16.†
SYN.: ψαλμός, that which is sung to a musical accompaniment; ᾠδή, the generic term for song (cf. Tr., Syn., § LXXviii, Lft. on Col.3:16)
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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.