Strong’s G1867 · Greek
ἐπαινέω
epainéō · ep-ahee-neh'-o
Origin from ἐπί (G1909) and αἰνέω (G134);
Meaning to applaud
In the King James Version commend, laud, praise.
In 5 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
- Romans 15:11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
- 1 Corinthians 11:2Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
- 1 Corinthians 11:17Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
- 1 Corinthians 11:22What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.