Strong’s G5215 · Greek

ὕμνος
hýmnos

Definition

probably akin to G103 (ᾄδω); compare H05667); a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms)

Etymology

apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of (to celebrate;

Where the KJV renders it

  • hymn

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What the first audience heard

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