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ἐπαινέω

Transliteration: epaineo · verb

6x in NTFirst: Luke 16:8
MeaningI praise, commend
Part of speechverb
Frequency6x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἐπῄνεσεν, ἐπαινεσάτωσαν, Ἐπαινῶ, ἐπαινῶ, ἐπαινέσω
Example versesLuke 16:8 · Rom 15:11 · 1Cor 11:2 · 1Cor 11:17 · 1Cor 11:22
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What kind of word is ἐπαινέω?

ἐπαινέω (epaineo) is a verb that occurs 6 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I praise, commend” and first appears in Luke 16:8.

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