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"]
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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…