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ψάλλω
psállō

compare G5597 (ψώχω)); to twitch or twang, i.e. to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes)

5 occurrencesNew TestamentRare Word

Definition

From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Strong’s Definition

compare G5597 (ψώχω)); to twitch or twang, i.e. to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes)

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

to move by a touch, to twitch; to touch, strike the strings or chords of an instrument; absol. to play on a stringed instrument; to sing to music; in NT to sing praises, Rom. 15:9; 1 Cor. 14:15; Eph. 5:19; Jas. 5:13*

Source: Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Translated in KJV as

make melodysing (psalms)

Etymology

probably strengthened from (to rub or touch the surface;

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