epaineo expresses giving commendation or withholding it in response to a person’s conduct or to the Lord.

The attested use expresses commendation or approval: it is given for remembering and retaining what was delivered, withheld where conduct is judged harmful, directed toward a manager’s shrewd action, and voiced as a call for peoples to praise the Lord.

1. Expressing commendation or its withholding · dominant

   Present active indicative forms in 1 Corinthians 11:2 and 1 Corinthians 11:17 frame commendation as given for remembering and holding fast what was delivered, or withheld because an assembly is for the worse. In 1 Corinthians 11:22, the aorist active subjunctive form occurs in the question about praising conduct that humiliates those who have nothing; Luke 16:8 uses an aorist active indicative form for the lord’s commendation of the manager after his shrewd action, while Romans 15:11 calls all peoples to praise the Lord.

   1 Corinthians 11:21 Corinthians 11:171 Corinthians 11:22Luke 16:8Romans 15:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the relevant clauses with “praise,” including “I do not praise you,” “the lord praised,” and the call for peoples to “praise him.” These renderings confirm the clauses’ overall presentation rather than isolate every form mechanically.