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Koine Greek wordlink #95292

SR GNT Acts 16:25 ὕμνουν (humnoun) ‘and Silas praying were singing_hymns to god were listening and’ Strongs=52140 Lemma=humneō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=53 AD Event=Philippian_jailer_converted TimeSeries=Paul_and_Silas_imprisoned,Second_Missionary_Journey,Philippian_jailer_converted

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Only use of identical word form ὕμνουν (V-IIA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ὕμνουν’ (V-IIA3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘were singing_hymns’.

Acts 16:25 ‘and Silas praying were singing_hymns to god were listening and’ SR GNT Acts 16:25 word 14

OET-LV: 25 But to the midnight, Paulos and Silas praying, were _singing _hymns the to_god, and the prisoners were _listening to _them. (ACT_16:25)

OET-RV: 25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. (ACT 16:25)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘humneō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘having sung_hymns’, ‘were singing_hymns’, ‘I will_be singing_hymns’.

Greek words (1) other than ὕμνουν (V-IIA3··P) with a gloss related to ‘singing_hymns’

HEB 2:12 ὑμνήσω (humnaʸsō) V-IFA1··S ‘in the midst of the assembly I will_be singing_hymns to you’ SR GNT Heb 2:12 word 12

OET-LV: 12 saying: I _will _be _reporting the name of _you to _the brothers of _me, in the_midst of_the_assembly I _will _be _singing _hymns to _you. (HEB_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 saying:
⇔ ‘I will announce your name to my brothers,
⇔ I will sing praise songs to you from the middle of the assembly.’ (HEB 2:12)

Key: V=verb