ἐπαινέω
epaineō
“to praise”
Definition
to applaud
from G1909 (ἐπί) and G134 (αἰνέω);
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
ἐπαινέω appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
And again:“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,and extol Him, all you peoples.”
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