ψαλῶ
psállō
I will sing
To pluck or play (specifically the strings of a musical instrument); by extension, to sing or make music, especially as part of religious or communal expression. In classical usage, primarily referred to the physical act of plucking the strings of a harp or lyre; in Hellenistic and later periods, the sense expanded to vocal singing, particularly of odes or psalms, often with instrumental accompaniment. In the context of the Septuagint and New Testament, commonly denotes singing or performing hymns, sometimes without explicit reference to instrumentation.
Romans 15:9 · Word #21
Lexicon G5567
| Lemma | ψάλλω |
| Transliteration | psállō |
| Strong's | G5567 |
| Definition | To pluck or play (specifically the strings of a musical instrument); by extension, to sing or make music, especially as part of religious or communal expression. In classical usage, primarily referred to the physical act of plucking the strings of a harp or lyre; in Hellenistic and later periods, the sense expanded to vocal singing, particularly of odes or psalms, often with instrumental accompaniment. In the context of the Septuagint and New Testament, commonly denotes singing or performing hymns, sometimes without explicit reference to instrumentation. |
Morphology V FUT ACT IND 1P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | FUT — Future — Action expected to happen |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | I will sing |
| Literal | I-will-sing |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ψάλλω |
| Strong's | G5567 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5567-03
I will make music
| Morphological Notes | Verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular (Gr,V,IFA1,,S,) — denotes a simple future action performed by the speaker. |
| Rendering Rationale | The future active indicative, first person singular, denotes a simple future action performed by the speaker. "I will make music" preserves the root sense of producing music (originally by plucking strings) while allowing the broader semantic development into singing or musical praise. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
I will sing
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "I will make music". |