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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: 5214. ὑμνέω (humneó) -- To sing a hymn, to praise</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5214.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><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/ephesians/2-21.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/5214.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> > 5214</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/5213.htm" title="5213">◄</a> 5214. humneó <a href="../greek/5215.htm" title="5215">►</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">humneó: To sing a hymn, to praise</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὑμνέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>humneó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hoom-neh'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hoom-neh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To sing a hymn, to praise<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I sing, sing hymns to, praise.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from ὕμνος (hymnos), meaning "a hymn" or "song of praise."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H1984 (הלל, halal):</b> To praise, to boast, often used in the context of singing praises to God.<p> - <b>H4210 (מִזְמוֹר, mizmor):</b> A psalm or song, particularly those used in worship.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "humneó" refers to the act of singing hymns or songs of praise, typically directed towards God. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the practice of worship through music, emphasizing the communal and spiritual aspect of singing praises to God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Jewish and early Christian traditions, singing hymns was an integral part of worship. Hymns were often derived from the Psalms and other scriptural texts, serving as a means to express devotion, recount God's deeds, and foster unity among believers. The practice of singing hymns was deeply rooted in the synagogue worship and carried into the early church, reflecting both Jewish heritage and the new Christian faith.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>5214</b> <i>hymnéō</i> (from <a href="/greek/5215.htm">5215</a> <i>/hýmnos</i>, "a song or hymn") – to <i>sing</i> a hymn.</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>from <a href="/greek/5215.htm">humnos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to sing to, to laud<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sing...praise (1), singing a hymn (2), singing hymns (1), singing hymns of praise (1).<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 5214: ὑμνέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὑμνέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ύ῾μνω</span>: imperfect <span class="greek2">ὕμνουν</span>; future <span class="greek2">ὑμνήσω</span>; 1 aorist participle <span class="greek2">ὑμνησας</span>; (<span class="greek2">ὕμνος</span>); from <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> often for <span class="hebrew">הִלֵּל</span>, <span class="hebrew">הודָה</span>, <span class="hebrew">הֵשִׁיר</span>, <span class="hebrew">זִמֵּר</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> transitive, <span class="accented">to sing the praise of; sing hymns to</span>: <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/2-12.htm">Hebrews 2:12</a>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> intransitive, <span class="accented">to sing a hymn, to sing</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-30.htm">Matthew 26:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/14-26.htm">Mark 14:26</a> (in both passages of the singing of the paschal hymns; these were <a href="/interlinear/psalms/113.htm">Psalm 113-118</a> and <a href="/interlinear/psalms/136.htm">Psalm 136</a>, which the Jews call the 'great Hallel' (but see Ginsburg in Kitto under the word Hallel; Edersheim, The Temple etc., p. 191f; Buxtorf (edited by Fischer), p. 314f)); <a href="/interlinear/psalms/64-13.htm">Psalm 64:13</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 65:14>); 1 Macc. 13:47.<FOOTNOTE:1> <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>sing to, sing a hymn of praise unto. <p>From <a href="/greek/5215.htm">humnos</a>; to hymn, i.e. Sing a religious ode; by implication, to celebrate (God) in song -- sing a hymn (praise unto). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5215.htm">humnos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>υμνείν υμνείται υμνείτε υμνησαντες υμνήσαντες ὑμνήσαντες υμνήσατε ύμνησίς υμνήσουσιν υμνησω υμνήσω ὑμνήσω υμνουν ύμνουν ὕμνουν υμνούντες υμνούντων hymnesantes hymnēsantes hymnḗsantes hymneso hymnēsō hymnḗso hymnḗsō hymnoun hýmnoun umnesantes umnēsantes umneso umnēsō umnoun<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/matthew/26-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 26:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-APA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Καὶ <b>ὑμνήσαντες</b> ἐξῆλθον εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">After singing a hymn,</span> they went<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">when they had sung an hymn,</span> they went out<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And <span class="itali">having sung a hymn</span> they went out to<p><b><a href="/text/mark/14-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 14:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-APA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Καὶ <b>ὑμνήσαντες</b> ἐξῆλθον εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">After singing a hymn,</span> they went<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">when they had sung an hymn,</span> they went out<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/14-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> And <span class="itali">having sung a hymn</span> they went out to<p><b><a href="/text/acts/16-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 16:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-IIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Σίλας προσευχόμενοι <b>ὕμνουν</b> τὸν θεόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were praying <span class="itali">and singing hymns of praise</span> to God,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> prayed, <span class="itali">and sang praises</span> unto God:<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/16-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Silas praying <span class="itali">were singing praises to</span> God<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 2:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular">V-FIA-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας <b>ὑμνήσω</b> σε </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> OF THE CONGREGATION <span class="itali">I WILL SING YOUR PRAISE.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the church <span class="itali">will I sing praise</span> unto thee.<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> [the] midst of [the] congregation <span class="itali">I will sing praise</span> you<p><b><a href="/greek/5214.htm">Strong's Greek 5214</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5214.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/umne_santes_5214.htm">ὑμνήσαντες — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/umne_so__5214.htm">ὑμνήσω — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/umnoun_5214.htm">ὕμνουν — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5213.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5213"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5213" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5215.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5215"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5215" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>