GreekG2788Noun (Feminine)

κιθάρα

kithara

4Occurrences
G2788Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a lyre

of uncertain affinity;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a lyre, harp.
LXX: chiefly for כִּנּוֹר, frequently in ); and in for קִיתָרֹס, itself a transliteration of κίθαρις, the Homeric form of κ.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

κιθάρα appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
3
1 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 14:7BSB

Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?

Revelation 14:2BSB

And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.

Revelation 15:2BSB

And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,

Revelation 5:8BSB

When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

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