Hymn (Noun and Verb)

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• Also found in Nave's Topical Bible
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Hymn (Noun and Verb)

1. humnos

1. humneo

humnos denotes "a song of praise addressed to God" (Eng., "hymn"), Eph_5:19; Col_3:16, in each of which the punctuation should probably be changed; in the former "speaking to one another" goes with the end of Col_3:18, and should be followed by a semicolon; similarly in Col_3:16, the first part of the verse should end with the words "admonishing one another," where a semicolon should be placed.

Note: The psalmos denoted that which had a musical accompaniment; the ode (Eng., "ode") was the generic term for a song; hence the accompanying adjective "spiritual."

humneo akin to humnos, is used
(a) transitively, Matt_26:30; Mark_14:26, where the "hymn" was that part of the Hallel consisting of Psalms 113-118;
(b) intransitively, where the verb itself is rendered "to sing praises" or "praise," Acts_16:25; Heb_2:12. The Psalms are called, in general, "hymns," by Philo; Josephus calls them "songs and hymns."

See also : humneo in other topics