G5214
ὑμνέω
to praise
ὑμνέω, -ῶ (ὕμνος) [in LXX for הָלַל pi., שִׁיר, יָדָה hi., etc. ;] __1. trans., with accusative of person(s) (in cl. also with accusative of thing(s)), to sing to, laud, sing to the praise of: Act.16:25, Heb.2:12. __2. Intrans., to sing: in LXX and NT, of singing hymns and praises to God (Psa.65:13, al.), Mat.26:30, Mrk.14:26 (see Swete, in l).† (AS)
The KJV translates G5214 in the following manner:
hymn (4x), praises (2x), unto (2x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
ὑμνέω — hymnéō
ὑμνέω, ύ῾μνω: imperfect ὕμνουν; future ὑμνήσω; 1 aorist participle ὑμνησας; (ὕμνος); from Hesiod down; the Sept. often for הִלֵּל, הודָה, הֵשִׁיר, זִמֵּר;
1. transitive, to sing the praise of; sing hymns to: τινα, Act 16:25; Heb 2:12.
2. intransitive, to sing a hymn, to sing: Mat 26:30; Mar 14:26 (in both passages of the singing of the paschal hymns; these were Psa 113:1-9; Psa 114:1-8; Psa 115:1-18; Psa 116:1-19; Psa 117:1-2; Psa 118:1-29 and Psa 136:1-26, which the Jews call the 'great Hallel' (but see Ginsburg in Kitto under the word Hallel; Edersheim, The Temple etc., p. 191f; Buxtorf (edited by Fischer), p. 314f)); Psalm 64:13; 1Ma 13:47.
4 occurrences
Matthew (1), Mark (1), Acts (1), Hebrews (1)