Greek · Strong's G5568 · Noun (masculine)
ψαλμός
psalmos
psalm
7times used
7verses
5books
How it's translated
- of psalms2
- in the psalms1
- psalm1
- a psalm1
- psalms1
- in psalms1
Definition
ψαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(ψάλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מִזְמוֹר ;]
1. a striking, twitching with the fingers (Eur., al.), hence, a striking of musical strings (Æsch., a1.), and hence in later writers,
2. a sacred song sung to musical accompaniment, a psalm (LXX): 1Co.14:26, Eph.5:19, Col.3:16; of OT psalms, Luk.24:44, Act.13:33; βίβλος ψαλμῶν, Luk.20:42, Act.1:20.†
SYN.: see: ὕμνος (AS)
Where it appears
- Luke2
- Acts2
- 1 Corinthians1
- Ephesians1
- Colossians1
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.