ΥΜΝΟΥΣ, υμνους
YMNOUS, ymnous
Sounds Like: HYM-noos
Translations: hymns, songs of praise
From the root: ΥΜΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to songs of praise, often specifically to God or a deity. It is used to describe a type of sacred song or ode. In a sentence, it would typically function as the direct object of a verb, indicating what is being sung or offered as praise.
Inflection: Accusative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5215 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 8:40
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 3:64
- Book 6 — 8:166, 8:167, 8:168
- Book 7 — 12:305
- Book 8 — 4:124
- Book 9 — 13:269
- Book 20 — 9:218
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 13:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 1:30
From the same root
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