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Koine Greek wordlink #117563

SR GNT 1 Cor 11:17 ἐπαινῶ (epainō) ‘but commanding not I am praising you because not for’ Strongs=18670 Lemma=epaineō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=1st number=singular
Year=59 AD Refers to Word #114224 Person=Paul

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Other uses (2) of identical word form ἐπαινῶ (V-IPA1··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπαινῶ’ (V-IPA1··S) has 2 different glosses: ‘I am praising’, ‘I am praising you’.

1 Cor 11:2 ‘I am praising and you_all that’ SR GNT 1 Cor 11:2 word 1

OET-LV: 2 And I _am _praising you _all that all things of _me you _all _have _remembered, and as I _gave _over to _you _all the traditions you _all _are _keeping. (CO1_11:2)

OET-RV: 2 Now I commend you all because you always think of what I teach and do, and because you carefully believe and do what I taught you all, (CO1 11:2)

1 Cor 11:22 ‘in this not I am praising’ SR GNT 1 Cor 11:22 word 32

OET-LV: 22 For/Because not houses not you _all _are _having in which to _be _eating and to _be _drinking? Or of _the assembly of_ the _god you _all _are _despising, and you _all _are _disgracing the ones not having? What I _may _say to _you _all? I _may _praise you _all in this? Not I _am _praising. (CO1_11:22)

OET-RV: 22 For eating and drinking, don’t you all have your own houses to do that in? Why are you showing contempt for God’s assembly and humiliating those left with nothing? What should I say about that? Should I praise you for that? No, I can’t! (CO1 11:22)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘epaineō’ have 5 different glosses: ‘I am praising’, ‘I am praising you’, ‘I may praise’, ‘them let praise’, ‘praised’.

Greek words (8) other than ἐπαινῶ (V-IPA1··S) with a gloss related to ‘praising’

LUKE 2:13 αἰνούντων (ainountōn) V-PPA·GMP Lemma=aineō ‘a multitude of the army heavenly praising god and saying’ SR GNT Luke 2:13 word 11

OET-LV: 13 And suddenly a_multitude of_the_ heavenly _army became with the messenger, praising the god and saying, (LUK_2:13)

OET-RV: 13 Then suddenly lots of heavenly soldiers joined the messenger, praising God and saying, (LUK 2:13)

LUKE 2:20 αἰνοῦντες (ainountes) V-PPA·NMP Lemma=aineō ‘shepherds glorifying and praising god for all things’ SR GNT Luke 2:20 word 8

OET-LV: 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising the god for all things which they _heard and saw, as was _spoken to them. (LUK_2:20)

OET-RV: 20 Finally the shepherds returned back to their fields—they were worshipping and praising God for what they’d heard and how they’d seen it exactly like they’d been told. (LUK 2:20)

LUKE 19:37 αἰνεῖν (ainein) V-NPA···· Lemma=aineō ‘of the apprentices/followers rejoicing to_be praising god with a voice loud’ SR GNT Luke 19:37 word 26

OET-LV: 37 And of _him nearing already at the down _grade of _the Mount of_ the _Olives, all the multitude of _the apprentices/followers began rejoicing to _be _praising the god with_a_ loud _voice for all the_miracles which they _saw (LUK_19:37)

OET-RV: 37 As he was about to descend down the slope of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of followers started celebrating and loudly praising God for all the miracles they’d seen, (LUK 19:37)

ACTs 2:47 αἰνοῦντες (ainountes) V-PPA·NMP Lemma=aineō ‘praising god and having’ SR GNT Acts 2:47 word 1

OET-LV: 47 praising the god and having favour with all the people. And the master was _adding the ones being _saved with the same. in _every day. (ACT_2:47)

OET-RV: 47 praising God and being popular with the people, and every day Yahweh was adding more that were being saved. (ACT 2:47)

ACTs 3:8 αἰνῶν (ainōn) V-PPA·NMS Lemma=aineō ‘and springing_up and praising god’ SR GNT Acts 3:8 word 18

OET-LV: 8 And leaping _up, he _stood and was _walking, and came _in with them into the temple, walking, and springing _up, and praising the god. (ACT_3:8)

OET-RV: 8 and he jumped up and stood and started walking and went into the temple with them, walking and skipping and praising God. (ACT 3:8)

ACTs 3:9 αἰνοῦντα (ainounta) V-PPA·AMS Lemma=aineō ‘him walking and praising the god’ SR GNT Acts 3:9 word 10

OET-LV: 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising the god. (ACT_3:9)

OET-RV: 9 All the people there saw him walking and praising God, (ACT 3:9)

ROM 15:11 Αἰνεῖτε (Aineite) V-MPA2··P Lemma=aineō ‘and furthermore be praising all pagans the’ SR GNT Rom 15:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11 And furthermore: Be _praising, all the pagans, the master, and them _let _praise him all the peoples. (ROM_15:11)

OET-RV: 11 And again:
⇔ ‘Praise Yahweh you non-Jews,
⇔ and let all the peoples of the world praise him.’ (ROM 15:11)

REV 19:5 Αἰνεῖτε (Aineite) V-MPA2··P Lemma=aineō ‘throne came_out saying be praising unto the god of us’ SR GNT Rev 19:5 word 12

OET-LV: 5 And a_voice from the throne came _out saying: Be _praising unto _the god of _us, all the slaves of _him, you _all revering him, the small and the great. (REV_19:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all his slaves and everyone who respects him, both great and small.” (REV 19:5)

Key: V=verb