aidō · sing

What it means

aidō (ᾄδω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sing”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To praise with the voice in song, above all God in worship.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• they sing ×3
• singing ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Ephesians×1
• Colossians×1
• Revelation×3

• Ephesians 5:19

  speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and praising with psalms in your heart to the Lord,

• Colossians 3:16

  Let the word of the Messiah dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.

• Revelation 5:9

  And they sing a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slaughtered, and by your blood you bought for God people from every tribe and language and people and nation;

• Revelation 14:3

  And they sing as it were a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the hundred forty four thousand, who had been bought from the earth.

• Revelation 15:3

  And they sing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and amazing are your works, Lord God the Almighty; righteous and true are your ways, King of the ages.