"to praise, commend, applaud, Lk. 16:8; Rom. 15:11; 1 Cor. 11:2, 17, 22 (2x)*"
Definition and meaning
to praise, commend, applaud, Lk. 16:8; Rom. 15:11; 1 Cor. 11:2, 17, 22 (2x)*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐπαινέω
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 epaineo (G1867) across the King James Bible.
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
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Common questions
Strong's G1867 (epaineo) is a Greek word that means: to praise, commend, applaud, Lk. 16:8; Rom. 15:11; 1 Cor. 11:2, 17, 22 (2x)* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word epaineo (G1867) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1867 is epaineo, a Greek word defined as: to praise, commend, applaud, Lk. 16:8; Rom. 15:11; 1 Cor. 11:2, 17, 22 (2x)*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
epaineo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.