Strong’s G5215 · Greek
ὕμνος
hýmnos · hoom'-nos
Origin apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of ὑδέω (to celebrate;
Meaning probably akin to ᾄδω (G103); compare עֲבוֹט (H5667)); a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms)
In the King James Version hymn.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Ephesians 5:19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
- Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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.