"to praise, celebrate"
Definition and meaning
to praise, celebrate
In the original Greek the word is written: αἰνέω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of aineo (G134) across the King James Bible.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
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Common questions
Strong's G134 (aineo) is a Greek word that means: to praise, celebrate It appears 9 times in the King James Bible.
The word aineo (G134) appears 9 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G134 is aineo, a Greek word defined as: to praise, celebrate. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
aineo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.