ὑμνέω, -ῶ
(< ὕμνος) [in LXX for הָלַל pi., שִׁיר, יָדָה hi., etc.;]
1. trans., c. acc pers. (in cl. also c. acc. rei), to sing to, laud, sing to the praise of: Ac 16:25, He 2:12.
2. Intrans., to sing: in LXX and NT, of singing hymns and praises to God (Ps 64 (65):13, al.), Mt 26:30, Mk 14:26 (v. Swete, in l.).†