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Strong's G5215 ὕμνος (hymnos)

Hymnos means “hymn” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5215 — nir (“plowing”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5215
Language Greek
Linked Usages 29
Books 12

Strong's G5215 Quick Answer

Strong's G5215 ὕμνος (humnos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. humnos (hoom'-nos) n. 1. a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms) [apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of hudeo "to celebrate" (probably akin to G103)] It has 29 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include hymns. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
humnos (hoom'-nos) n. 1. a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms) [apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of hudeo "to celebrate" (probably akin to G103)]
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
hymns

Meaning and Definition

humnos (hoom'-nos) n. 1. a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms) [apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of hudeo "to celebrate" (probably akin to G103)] KJV: hymn Compare: G5667, G5603 See also: G103

Original Word
ὕμνος
Transliteration
humnos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5215. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

hymn

Usage: ὕμνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for תְּהִלָּה, נְגִינָה, שִׁיר, etc. ;] a hymn; __(a) in cl. a festal song in praise of gods or heroes; __(b) in LXX and NT a song of praise addressed to God: Eph.5:19, Col.3:16.† SYN.: ψαλμός, that which is sung to a musical accompaniment; ᾠδή, the generic term for song (cf. Tr., Syn., § LXXviii, Lft. on Col.3:16) (AS)

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How Strong's G5215 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render humnos, 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.

hymns Ephesians 5:19

How Strong's G5215 Usage Compares

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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5215 (ὕμνος) appears 27 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5215 by Corpus

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.

Strong's G5215 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Ephesians 5:19 KJV

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Colossians 3:16 KJV

Let 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.

Strong's G5215 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

2 Chronicles 7:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And the priests were standing at their watches, and the Levites with instruments of music of the Lord, belonging to King David, to give thanks before the Lord, for his mercy endures forever, with the hymns of David, by their ministry: and the priests were blowing the trumpets before them, and all Israel standing.

Nehemiah 12:46 Septuagint / Brenton

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

Psalms 6:1 Septuagint / Brenton

For the end, a Psalm of David among the Hymns for the eighth.

Strong's G5215 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

11 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 5:58 Septuagint / Brenton

And they appointed the Levites from twenty years old over the works of the Lord. Then stood up Jeshua, and his sons and brethren, and Kadmiel his brother, and the sons of Emadabun, with the sons of Joda the son of Iliadun, with their sons and brethren, all Levites, with one accord setters-forward of the business, laboring to advance the works in the house of the Lord. So the builders built the temple of the Lord.

Judith 16:13 Septuagint / Brenton

I will sing unto my God a new song: O Lord, thou art great and glorious, Wonderful in strength, and invincible.

1 Maccabees 4:33 Septuagint / Brenton

cast them down with the sword of them that love thee, and let all those that know thy name praise thee with thanksgiving.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5215.

2 Chronicles 7:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests were standing at their watches, and the Levites with instruments of music of the Lord, belonging to King David, to give thanks before the Lord, for his mercy endures forever, with the hymns of David, by their ministry: and the priests were blowing the trumpets before them, and all Israel standing.
Nehemiah 12:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
Psalms 6:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the end, a Psalm of David among the Hymns for the eighth.
Psalms 39:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he put a new song into my mouth, Even a hymn to our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall hope in the Lord.
Psalms 53:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the end, among the Hymns of instruction by David,
Psalms 54:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the end, among Hymns of instruction by David.
Psalms 60:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the end, among the Hymns of David.
Psalms 64:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Praise becomes thee, O God, in Zion; And to thee shall the vow be performed.
Psalms 66:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the end, a Psalm of David among the Hymns.
Psalms 71:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The hymns of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Psalms 75:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the end, among the Hymns, a Psalm for Asaph; a Song for the Assyrian.
Psalms 99:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And his courts with hymns; Give thanks to him, praise his name.
Psalms 118:171 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let my lips utter a hymn, When thou shalt have taught me thine ordinances.
Psalms 136:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For there they that had taken us captive asked of us the words of a song; And they that had carried us away asked a hymn, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
Psalms 148:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall exalt the horn of his people, There is a hymn for all his saints, Even of the children of Israel, a people who draw near to him.
Isaiah 42:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
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.
Ephesians 5:19 New Testament, KJV
Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Colossians 3:16 New Testament, KJV
Let 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.
1 Esdras 5:58 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And they appointed the Levites from twenty years old over the works of the Lord. Then stood up Jeshua, and his sons and brethren, and Kadmiel his brother, and the sons of Emadabun, with the sons of Joda the son of Iliadun, with their sons and brethren, all Levites, with one accord setters-forward of the business, laboring to advance the works in the house of the Lord. So the builders built the temple of the Lord.
Judith 16:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I will sing unto my God a new song: O Lord, thou art great and glorious, Wonderful in strength, and invincible.
1 Maccabees 4:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
cast them down with the sword of them that love thee, and let all those that know thy name praise thee with thanksgiving.
1 Maccabees 13:47 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So Simon was appeased toward them, and fought no more against them, but put them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein the idols were, and so entered into it with songs and thanksgiving.
1 Maccabees 13:51 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and entered into it the three and twentieth day of the second month, in the hundred seventy and first year, with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and with harps, and cymbals, and with viols, and hymns, and songs: because there was destroyed a great enemy out of Israel.
2 Maccabees 1:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests sung psalms of thanksgiving.
2 Maccabees 10:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore they bare branches, and fair boughs, and palms also, and sang psalms unto him that had given them good success in cleansing his place.
2 Maccabees 10:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When this was done, they praised the Lord with psalms and thanksgiving, who had done so great things for Israel, and given them the victory.
2 Maccabees 12:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And with that he began in his own language, and sung psalms with a loud voice, and rushing unawares upon Gorgias’ men, he put them to flight.
3 Maccabees 7:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They themselves having held fast their God unto death, and having enjoyed a full deliverance, departed from the city garlanded with sweet-flowered wreaths of every kind. Uttering exclamations of joy, with songs of praise, and melodious hymns they thanked the God of their fathers, the eternal Savior of Israel.
4 Maccabees 10:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But God shall speedily find you, since you cut off the tongue, the instrument of divine melody.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5215, grouped by book.

2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
Colossians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5215 FAQ

What does hymnos (ὕμνος) mean?

Hymnos (Strong's G5215) is a Greek word most simply glossed "hymn". humnos (hoom'-nos) n. 1. a "hymn" or religious ode (one of the Psalms) [apparently from a simpler (obsolete) form of hudeo "to celebrate" (probably akin to G103)]

How many times is hymnos (ὕμνος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's G5215 across 12 books.

Where can I study hymnos (ὕμνος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5215 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate hymnos (ὕμνος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hymns. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5215 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 16 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 11 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5215, with linked reader references where each row is available.