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Name of God’s Son

ἘΠΗΝΕΣΕΝ, ἐπηνεσεν

EPĒNESEN, epēnesen

Sounds Like: ep-AY-neh-sen

Translations: praised, commended, approved

From the root: ἘΠΑΙΝΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word means 'to praise,' 'to commend,' or 'to approve.' It is used to express admiration or approval for someone or something. For example, one might praise a person for their actions or commend a plan for its wisdom.

Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, 3rd Person Singular

Strong’s number: G1867 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Clement of Rome
  • Clement’s First Letter — 33:6
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
  • Daniel (Old Greek) — 5:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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