Lexicon / G5215
ὕμνος
humnos
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Glosses: hymn

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) (AS)

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Glosses: a hymn

a hymn