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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - ὕμνος

ὕμνος

G5215

Transliteration: hýmnos

Pronunciation: hoom'-nos

Definition: hymn


- Original: ὕμνος

- Transliteration: Humnos

- Phonetic: hoom'-nos

- Definition:

1. a song in tithe praise of gods, heroes, conquerors

2. a sacred song, hymn

- Origin: apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of hudeo (to celebrate, probably akin to G103" class="dictionary-topic-link">G103, cf G5667" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5667)

- TDNT entry: 16:09,1

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of ὕδέω hudeō (to celebrate; probably akin to G103" class="dictionary-topic-link">G103; compare G5567" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5567); a hymn or religious ode (one of the Psalms): - hymn.


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