Senses
1. a song, ode, hymn — A song or hymn, especially one sung in praise or worship; Greek ᾠδή (contracted from ἀοιδή) refers to a lyrical composition meant to be sung. All NT occurrences appear in contexts of worship and praise (Revelation's 'new song,' Colossians/Ephesians' 'spiritual songs'). Multilingual evidence: eng 'song(s),' spa 'canción/cánticos,' hin गीत (gīt, song), arb تَرنيمَة/أَناشيد (tarnīma/anāshīd, hymn/anthem), kor 노래(들) (norae, song), swa 'wimbo' (song/hymn). The split is singular (S79226) vs plural (S79227) with no semantic distinction. 7×
AR["أَغانٍ","أَناشيدَ","تَرنيمَةً","تَرنيمَةَ"]·ben["গান","গানসমূহে","গানে"]·DE["Lied"]·EN["a-song","song","songs"]·FR["Lied"]·heb["הַשִּׁיר","שִׁיר","שִׁירִים","שִׁירַת","שִׁירָה"]·HI["गीत","गेएतोन"]·ID["nyanyian","nyanyian,","nyanyian-nyanyian"]·IT["canto"]·jav["kidung","tembang"]·KO["노래-를","노래들","노래들-로","노래를"]·PT["cântico","cânticos"]·RU["песни,","песнь","песнями","песнях"]·ES["canción","con-cánticos","cánticos"]·SW["sifa","wimbo","wimbo,"]·TR["ilahi","ruhsal","turkkulerle","şarkı","şarkısını","şarkıyı"]·urd["گیت","گیتوں"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ᾠδή, ἡ, contraction for ἀοιδή, song, lay, ode, Refs, of dirges, πολλὰς θρήνων ᾠδάς Refs 5th c.BC+; but also of joyful songs, songs of praise, καλλίνικος Refs 5th c.BC+; κιθαρίζειν πρὸς τὴν ᾠ. Refs; ᾠδαὶ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη ποίησις lyric poetry and.., Refs, compare 398c; opposed to λέξις, Refs; ἐν ᾠδαῖς καὶ μύθοις καὶ λόγοις Refs; of poems such as those of Stesichorus on Helen, Refs 5th c.BC+; of the…