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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5215. ὕμνος (humnos) -- Hymn</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5215.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/19-29.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5215.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5215</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5214.htm" title="5214">◄</a> 5215. humnos <a href="../greek/5216.htm" title="5216">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">humnos: Hymn</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὕμνος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>humnos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>HOOM-nos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hoom'-nos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Hymn<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a hymn, sacred song, song of praise to God.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a primary word of uncertain affinity<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "humnos," the concept is closely related to Hebrew terms for songs of praise, such as:<p> - <b>H8416 (תְּהִלָּה, tehillah):</b> Praise, song of praise<p> - <b>H4210 (מִזְמוֹר, mizmor):</b> Psalm<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "humnos" refers to a song of praise directed towards God. It is used to denote a form of worship through music, often expressing adoration, thanksgiving, and reverence. Hymns are typically more formal and structured than other forms of musical worship, such as psalms or spiritual songs.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, hymns were commonly used in both religious and secular contexts to honor gods, heroes, and notable individuals. Within the Jewish tradition, singing hymns was an integral part of worship, especially in the Temple and synagogues. Early Christians adopted and adapted this practice, incorporating hymns into their gatherings as a means of teaching doctrine, encouraging one another, and glorifying God.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5215</b> <i>hýmnos</i> (from <i>hydeō</i>, "to celebrate") – a song that gives honor, praise, or thanksgiving (transliterated into English as "hymn"). <a href="/greek/5215.htm">5215</a> <i>/hýmnos</i> ("hymn") in antiquity was a song celebrating (praising) pagan gods, heroes, and conquerors.</p><p class="discovery">In the NT, <a href="/greek/5215.htm">5215</a> <i>/hýmnos</i> ("hymns") is used only of <i>praising the triune God</i>, manifested in the flesh in Jesus Christ, the God-man. It occurs twice in the NT (Eph 5:19; Col 3:16), pointing to well-known songs of praise to God that became established hymns for the early Christians. <a href="/greek/5214.htm">See 5214</a> (<i>hymneō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a hymn<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hymns (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5215: ὕμνος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὕμνος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὑμνου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, <span class="accented">a song in praise of gods, heroes, conquerors</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, as below, p. 297), but in the Scriptures <span class="accented">of God; a sacred song, hymn</span>: plural, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a>. (1 Macc. 4:33; 2 Macc. 1:30 2Macc. 10:7; (<a href="/interlinear/judges/16-13.htm">Judges 16:13</a>), etc.; of the Psalms of David, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 7, 12, 3; for <span class="hebrew">תְּהִלָּה</span>, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 40:4>); <a href="/interlinear/psalms/64-2.htm">Psalm 64:2</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 65:2>); for <span class="hebrew">שִׁיר</span>, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/42-10.htm">Isaiah 42:10</a>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> [<span class="arttitle">SYNONYMS:</span> <span class="greek2">ὕμνος</span>, <span class="greek2">ψαλμός</span>, <span class="greek2">ᾠδή</span>: <span class="greek2">ᾠδή</span> is the generic term; <span class="greek2">ψαλμός</span> and <span class="greek2">ὕμνος</span> are specific, the former designating a song which took its general character from the O. T. 'Psalms' (although not restricted to them, see <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-15.htm">1 Corinthians 14:15, 26</a>), the latter a song of praise. "While the leading idea of <span class="greek2">ψαλμός</span> is a musical accompaniment, and that of <span class="greek2">ὕμνος</span> praise to God, <span class="greek2">ᾠδή</span> is the general word for a song, whether accompanied or unaccompanied, whether of praise or on any other subject. Thus it was quite possible for the same song to be at once <span class="greek2">ψαλμός</span>, <span class="greek2">ὕμνος</span> and <span class="greek2">ᾠδή</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> on <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a>). The words occur together in <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a> and <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19</a>. See <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, Synonyms, § lxxviii.] <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>hymn. <p>Apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of hudeo (to celebrate; probably akin to <a href="/greek/103.htm">aido</a>; compare <a href="/hebrew/5667.htm">abowt</a>); a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms) -- hymn. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/103.htm">aido</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5667.htm">abowt</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ύμνοι υμνοις ύμνοις ὕμνοις ύμνον ύμνος υμνωδούντες hymnois hýmnois umnois<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ephesians/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 5:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ψαλμοῖς καὶ <b>ὕμνοις</b> καὶ ᾠδαῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in psalms <span class="itali">and hymns</span> and spiritual<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in psalms and <span class="itali">hymns</span> and spiritual<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> psalms and <span class="itali">hymns</span> and songs<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 3:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἑαυτοὺς ψαλμοῖς <b>ὕμνοις</b> ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with psalms <span class="itali">[and] hymns</span> [and] spiritual<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in psalms and <span class="itali">hymns</span> and spiritual<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> each other in psalms <span class="itali">hymns</span> songs spiritual<p><b><a href="/greek/5215.htm">Strong's Greek 5215</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5215.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/umnois_5215.htm">ὕμνοις — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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