Word study · Greek

psállō

to sing, to make melody

Say it: PSAL-lo (approximate)

ψάλλω

What it means

To pluck a string, so to sing or play. In 5:19, "singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." It is also used for the Psalms (Romans 15:9; James 5:13).

Range of meaning

  • Make melodySing with an instrument.
  • Sing praisePraise in song.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 5

    "Singing and making melody in your heart" (5:19).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G5567 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources