Hymneo means “hymn” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H5214 — nir (“break up”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G5214 ὑμνέω (humneo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. humneo (hoom-neh'-o) v. 1. to hymn, i.e. sing a religious ode 2. (by implication) to celebrate (God) in song It has 68 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include hymn, god, and sing. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
humneo (hoom-neh'-o) v. 1. to hymn, i.e. sing a religious ode 2. (by implication) to celebrate (God) in song [from G5215] KJV: sing a hymn (praise unto) Root(s): G5215
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to praise
Usage: ὑμνέω, -ῶ (ὕμνος) [in LXX for הָלַל pi., שִׁיר, יָדָה hi., etc. ;] __1. trans., with accusative of person(s) (in cl. also with accusative of thing(s)), to sing to, laud, sing to the praise of: Act.16:25, Heb.2:12. __2. Intrans., to sing: in LXX and NT, of singing hymns and praises to God (Psa.65:13, al.), Mat.26:30, Mrk.14:26 (see Swete, in l).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render humneo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G5214 (ὑμνέω) appears 65 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
4 indexed usages in New Testament.
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
51 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and after this the tribes of the Canaanites were dispersed.
And the people saw him, and sang praises to their god; for our god, said they, has delivered into our hand our enemy, who wasted our land, and who multiplied our slain.
Sing songs to him, and sing hymns to him, Relate to all people his wonderful deeds, which the Lord has wrought.
13 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
and they laid the foundation of the house of God in the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come to Jewry and Jerusalem.
And the priests stood arrayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets; and the Levites the sons of Asaph had cymbals,
And they put a garland of olive upon her and her maid that was with her, and she went before all the people in the dance, leading all the women: and all the men of Israel followed in their armor with garlands, and with songs in their mouths.
First 68 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5214.
and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and after this the tribes of the Canaanites were dispersed.
And the people saw him, and sang praises to their god; for our god, said they, has delivered into our hand our enemy, who wasted our land, and who multiplied our slain.
Sing songs to him, and sing hymns to him, Relate to all people his wonderful deeds, which the Lord has wrought.
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood in his place, and the princes and trumpets were at the entrance, and the princes were round the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded the trumpets, and there were the singers singing with instruments, and singing hymns of praise. And Athaliah rent her robe, and cried, Ye surely are plotting against me.
And King Hezekiah and the princes told the Levites to sing hymns to the Lord in the words of David, and of Asaph the prophet: and they sang hymns with gladness, and fell down and worshiped.
And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
I will declare thy name to my brethren: In the midst of the church will I sing praise to thee.
The rams of the flock are clothed with wool, And the valleys shall abound in corn; They shall cry aloud, yea they shall sing hymns.
Let my mouth be filled with praise, That I may hymn thy glory, And thy majesty all the day.
Wisdom sings aloud in passages, And in the broad places speaks boldly.
For she sits by the gates of princes, And sings in the entrances, saying,
And in that day thou shalt say, Sing to the Lord, call aloud upon his name, proclaim his glorious deeds among the Gentiles; make mention that his name is exalted.
Sing praise to the name of the Lord; for he has done great things: declare this in all the earth.
O Lord God, I will glorify thee, I will sing to thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even an ancient and faithful counsel. So be it.
Sing a new hymn to the Lord: ye who are his dominion, glorify his name from the end of the earth: ye that go down to the sea, and sail upon it; the islands, and they that dwell in them.
and walked in the midst of the flame, singing praise to God, and blessing the Lord.
Then the three, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace, saying,
O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O all ye waters that be above the heaven, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O all ye winds, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever.
O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all forever. Praise and exalt him above all forever. Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever.
Praise and exalt him above all forever: For he hath delivered us from hell, and saved us from the hand of death, And delivered us out of the midst of the furnace and burning flame: Even out of the midst of the fire hath he delivered us.
Praise him and give him thanks: for his mercy endureth forever.
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
and they laid the foundation of the house of God in the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come to Jewry and Jerusalem.
And the priests stood arrayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets; and the Levites the sons of Asaph had cymbals,
And they put a garland of olive upon her and her maid that was with her, and she went before all the people in the dance, leading all the women: and all the men of Israel followed in their armor with garlands, and with songs in their mouths.
I will sing unto my God a new song: O Lord, thou art great and glorious, Wonderful in strength, and invincible.
Then he took them both apart, and said unto them, Bless God, praise him, and magnify him, and praise him for the things which he hath done unto you in the sight of all that live. It is good to praise God, and exalt his name, and honorably to show forth the works of God; therefore be not slack to praise him.
For not of any favor of mine, but by the will of our God I came; wherefore praise him forever.
Then they confessed the great and wonderful works of God, and how the angel of the Lord had appeared unto them.
After this they went home, and sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven: because it is good, because his mercy endureth forever.
For he said that he had sinned, so as to be consequently worthy of death; and that if he were saved, he would celebrate to all men the blessedness of the holy place.
Therefore the righteous spoiled the ungodly, And praised thy holy name, O Lord, And magnified with one accord thy hand, that fought for them.
And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth, And bless the name of the Lord.
In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; With his whole heart he sang songs, And loved him that made him.
I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, That he would not leave me in the days of my trouble, And in the time of the proud, when there was no help.
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Hymneo (Strong's G5214) is a Greek word most simply glossed "hymn". humneo (hoom-neh'-o) v. 1. to hymn, i.e. sing a religious ode 2. (by implication) to celebrate (God) in song
This page currently indexes 68 linked usages for Strong's G5214 across 20 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5214 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hymn, god, and sing. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 51 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 13 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5214, with linked reader references where each row is available.