Dictionary entry

ἐπαινέω

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

ἐπ-αινέω, -ῶ

[in LXX for הָלַל pi., שָׁבַח pi.;]

to praise: c. acc, Ro 15:11, I Co 11:22; seq. ὅτι, Lk 16:8, I Co 11:2; absol., seq. ὅτι, I Co 11:17.†