Lexicon psalmos: a striking (of musical strings), a psalm Original Word: ψαλμός, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: psalmos Phonetic Spelling: (psal-mos') Short Definition: a psalm Definition: a psalm, song of praise, the Hebrew book of Psalms. HELPS word-Studies 5568 psalmós – a psalm ("Scripture set to music"). Originally, a psalm (5568 /psalmós) was sung and accompanied by a plucked musical instrument (typically a harp), especially the OT Psalms. [The Psalms of the OT were often sung and were accompanied by sophisticated musical arrangements.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom psallóDefinitiona striking (of musical strings), a psalm NASB TranslationPsalm (1), psalm (1), Psalms (3), psalms (2).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5568: ψαλμόςψαλμός, ψαλμοῦ, ὁ ( ψάλλω), a striking, twanging (( Euripides, others)); specifically, a striking the chords of a musical instrument (( Pindar, Aeschylus, others)); hence, a pious song, a psalm (the Sept. chiefly for מִזְמור), Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16; the phrase ἔχειν ψαλμόν is used of one who has it in his heart to sing or recite a song of the sort, 1 Corinthians 14:26 (cf. Heinrici at the passage, and Lightfoot on Col. as above); one of the songs of the book of the O. T. which is entitled ψαλμοί, Acts 13:33; plural the (book of) Psalms Luke 24:44; βίβλος ψαλμῶν, Luke 20:42; Acts 1:20. (Synonym: see ὕμνος, at the end.)
Strong's psalm. From psallo; a set piece of music, i.e. A sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a "psalm"); collectively, the book of the Psalms -- psalm. Compare oide. see GREEK psallo see GREEK oide |
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