2001 Translation

EMELŌDI, emelōdi

Sounds Like: eh-meh-LOH-dee

Translations: I sang, I chanted, I made melody

From the root: ΜΕΛΩΔΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the first person singular, aorist active indicative form of the verb 'μελῳδέω' (melōdeō), meaning 'to sing' or 'to make melody'. It describes an action of singing or chanting that occurred in the past. It is used to describe someone performing a song or a hymn.

Inflection: First Person, Singular, Aorist, Active, Indicative

Strong’s number: G3189 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 4 Maccabees — 18:15

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΛΩΔΕΩ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἘΜΕΛΩΔΕΙ — sang, was singing, chanted, was chanting, made melody, was making melody
• ΜΕΛΩΔΕΙ — he sings, he makes melody, he plays music, he sings praise

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