epinikion

Many expositors think this psalm to be an epinikion, -- a triumphant song of thanksgiving after some great deliverance at Jerusalem.

The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968

The method of Bacchylides in this department of the epinikion is best illustrated by the myth of Croesus in Ode iii., that of

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

(Brightman, loc. cit.) the introductory sentence calls it the "hymn of victory" (ton epinikion hymnon).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

And therefore will the saints hereupon sing their epinikion, their song of triumph.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721

[Greek: epinikion (melos] or [Greek: epinikos (humnos], is a form derived from the [Greek: humnos], which was properly a song in praise of a deity.

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