Word Study · Strong's G2790 · Greek
κιθαρῳδός
kitharoidos
kith-ar-o'-dos
Strong's 1890 spelling: kitharōidós
“a lyre-singer(-player), i.e. harpist”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a lyre-singer(-player), i.e. harpist
Rendered in the KJV as
harper.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- κιθαρῳδῶν2
How it is rendered · 1
- of harpists2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2
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- N-GPM · 2
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Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 14:2κιθαρῳδῶνkitharōdōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralAnd 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.here: of harpists
- Revelation 18:22κιθαρῳδῶνkitharōdōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralAnd the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.here: of harpists