- Original: αἶνος - Transliteration: Ainos - Phonetic: ah'-ee-nos - Definition: 1. a saying, proverb 2. praise, laudatory discourse - Origin: apparently a primary word, properly, a story, but used in the sense of G1868 - TDNT entry: 03:57,3 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Apparently a primary word; properly a story but used in the sense of G1868 ; praise (of God): - praise. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • praise, 1 Luke 18:43