ψάλλω

psallō

to sing praise

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Strong’s G5567Verb5 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

i will sing praise2

will i sing1

making melody1

he should sing praises1

In the text

Romans 15:9ψαλῶ
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.”
1 Corinthians 14:15ψαλῶ
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.
Ephesians 5:19ψάλλοντες
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
James 5:13ψαλλέτω
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

Abbott-Smith

ψάλλω
[in LXX chiefly for זָמַר pi. (Jdg.5:3, Psa.7:17, al.), also for נָגַן pi. (1Ki.16:16 ff, al.) ;]

1. to pull, twitch, twang (as a bowstring, etc.; Æsch., Eur., al.), hence,

2. absol.,

(a) to play a stringed instrument with the fingers (Hdt., Plat., al.);

(b) later, to sing to a harp, sing psalms (LXX); in NT, to sing a hymn, sing praise: Jas.5:13; with dative of person(s), Rom.15:9 (LXX), Eph.5:19; dative instr., 1Co.14:15.†
(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.