Dictionary entry

αἶνος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

αἶνος, ου, ὁ,

[in LXX for הלל pi, עֹז;] poët, and Ion.,

1. = μῦθος, a tale (Horn., al.).

2. = Att. ἔπαινος, praise (Horn., al.): Mt 21:16 (_LXX), Lk 18:43.

3. In π., a decree (MM, VGT, s.v.).†