αἰνέω, -ῶ (αἶνος), poët. Ion. and late prose (MM, VGT, see word) for cl. ἐπαινέω,

[in LXX chiefly for הלל, ידה ;]

to praise: with accusative, τ. θεόν, Luk.2:13,20 19:37 24:53, Act.2:47 3:8,9, Rom.15:11; with dative, τ. Θεῷ (Jer.20:13, al. for הִלֵּל לְ; see Field, Notes, 245), Rev.19:5.†

SYN.: ἐξομολογέω, εὐλογέω, εὐχαριστέω, μακαρίζω (see DCG, i, 211). (AS)

to praise