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Strong G2788κιθάρα

harp

Transliteration
kithara
Pronunciation
kith-ar'-ah
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

Of uncertain affinity; a lyre: - harp.

Detailed definition

κιθάρα, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for כִּנּוֹר, frequently in Psa.33:2, al.); and in (Dan.3:5, al.) for קִיתָרֹס, itself a transliteration of κίθαρις, the Homeric form of κ. (cf. CB, Dn., lviii);]
a lyre, harp: 1Co.14:7, Rev.5:8 14:2 15:2.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G2788 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • harp4

First verses

  1. 1 Corinthians 14:7
    And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
  2. Revelation 5:8
    And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
  3. Revelation 14:2
    And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
  4. Revelation 15:2
    And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κῐθάρ-α,
Ionic dialect κῐθάρ-η [θᾰ], ἡ, lyre, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.24, 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 79, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 882 (_anapaest meter_))], etc.; compare κίθαρις.
II ={κίθαρος}, thorax, [Refs (Hippiatr. 46)]: in plural, ribs of the horse, [Refs ([prev. work] 38.)]