GreekG2790Noun (Masculine)

κιθαρῳδός

kitharōdos

2Occurrences
G2790Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a lyre-singer(-player), i.e. harpist

from G2788 (κιθάρα) and a derivative of the same as G5603 (ᾠδή);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
one who plays and sings to the lyre, a harper.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

κιθαρῳδός appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
2

Key Passages

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 18:22BSB

And the sound of harpists and musicians,of flute players and trumpeters,will never ring out in you again.Nor will any craftsmen of any tradebe found in you again,nor the sound of a millstonebe heard in you again.

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