Strong's Lexicon
G2790 — κιθαρῳδός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2790 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κιθαρῳδός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G2788 and a derivative of the same as G5603 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | kitharodos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kith-ar-o"-dos' |
| Meaning: | 1. a lyre-singer(-player), i.e. harpist |
| KJV Renderings: | harper |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κιθαρῳδός, κιθαρωδου, ὁ (κιθάρα (which see), and ᾠδός, contracted from ἀοιδός, a singer), a harper, one who plays on the harp and accompanies it with his voice: Rev 14:2; Rev 18:22. ((Herodotus, Plato, others), Diphilus () in Athen. 6, p. 247 d.; Plutarch, mor. 166 a.; Aelian v. h. 4, 2; superlative (extended form) κιθαραοιδοτατος, Aristophanes vesp. 1278. Varro de r. r. 2, 1, 3 non omnes, qui habent citharam, sunt citharoedi.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κιθαρῳδός (harper)
Revelation 14:2
- KJV: 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
- GK: και ήκουσα φωνήν εκ του ουρανού ως φωνήν υδάτων πολλών και ως φωνήν βροντής μεγάλης και η φωνή ην ήκουσα ως κιθαρωδών κιθαριζόντων εν ταις κιθάραις αυτών
Revelation 18:22
- KJV: And the voice of harpers and musicians and of pipers and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee and no craftsman of whatsoever craft shall be found any more in thee and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee
- GK: και φωνή κιθαρωδών και μουσικών και αυλητών και σαλπιστών ου ακουσθή εν σοι έτι και πας τεχνίτης πάσης τέχνης ου ευρεθή εν σοι έτι και φωνή μύλου ου ακουσθή εν σοι έτι
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