ΜΕΛΠΕΙΝ, μελπειν
MELPEIN, melpein
Sounds Like: MEL-pine
Translations: to sing, to chant, to make music, to celebrate in song
From the root: ΜΕΛΠΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to sing' or 'to chant'. It can refer to the act of vocalizing melodies or reciting poetry with musical intonation. It is often used in contexts of praise, celebration, or lament expressed through song.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3198 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:247
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΛΠΩ.
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.
- ΜΕΛΠΩ — to sing, to celebrate with song, to make music
- ΠΡΟΑΝΑΜΕΛΠΟΝΤΕΣ — singing beforehand, chanting in advance, singing up beforehand
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