STRONGS G1867:
ἐπαινέω,
-ῶ; future
ἐπαινέσω (
1 Corinthians 11:22, for the more common
ἐπαινέσομαι, cf. Winers Grammar, 86 (82); [Buttmann, 53 (46)]; L text Tr marginal reading
ἐπαινῶ); 1 aorist
ἐπῄνεσα; (
ἔπαινος); from Homer down;
Sept. for
הִלֵּל and
שִׁבַּח;
to approve, to praise (with the
ἐπί cf. German
be- in
beloben [Passow, under the word
ἐπί, IV. C. 3 cc.]):
τινά,
Romans 15:11;
1 Corinthians 11:22;
τινά, followed by
ὅτι [cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 9 b.],
Luke 16:8;
1 Corinthians 11:2; absolute, followed by
ὅτι,
1 Corinthians 11:17.
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