ΚΑΘΥΜΝΗΣΑΝ, καθυμνησαν
KATHYMNĒSAN, kathymnēsan
Sounds Like: kath-yoom-NAY-san
Translations: sang, sang about, celebrated in song, hymned
From the root: ΚΑΘΥΜΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to sing about' or 'to celebrate in song'. It is formed from the preposition κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and the verb ὑμνέω (hymneō), meaning 'to sing hymns' or 'to praise'. In this form, it describes an action that was completed in the past, indicating that someone sang about or celebrated something.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G2579 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΘΥΜΝΕΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΘΥΜΝΗΤΑΙ — to sing about, to celebrate in song, to extol, to praise
- ΚΑΘΥΜΝΟΥΝ — they sang, they sang hymns, they sang praises
- ΚΑΘΥΜΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ — singing praises, praising, celebrating with hymns
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