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Lexicon :: Strong's G2788 - kithara

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κιθάρα

Transliteration

kithara (Key)

Pronunciation

kith-ar'-ah

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Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Of uncertain affinity

Greek Inflections of κιθάρα [?]

mGNT
4x in 4 unique form(s) TR
4x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
26x in 4 unique form(s)

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Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

κιθάρα kithára, kith-ar'-ah; of uncertain affinity; a lyre:—harp.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2788 in the following manner: harp (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2788 in the following manner: harp (4x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

a harp to which praises of God are sung in heaven

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

κιθάρα kithára, kith-ar'-ah; of uncertain affinity; a lyre:—harp.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G2788:

κιθάρα, κιθάρας, ἡ, a harp (cf. Stainer, Music of the Bible, chapter iv.; B. D., under the word ): 1 Corinthians 14:7; Revelation 5:8; Revelation 14:2; τοῦ Θεοῦ, to which the praises of God are sung in heaven, Revelation 15:2; cf. Winers Grammar, § 36, 3 b. (From Homer h. Merc., Herodotus on.)

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians: 14:7
Revelation: 5:8; 14:2; 15:2

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Concordance Results Shown Using the LXX

Strong's Number G2788 matches the Greek κιθάρα (kithara),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:21

Gen 4:21 - καὶ ὄνομα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ Ιουβαλ οὗτος ἦν ὁ καταδείξας ψαλτήριον καὶ κιθάραν^G2788

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Gen 31:27 - καὶ εἰ ἀνήγγειλάς μοι ἐξαπέστειλα ἄν σε μετ᾽ εὐφροσύνης καὶ μετὰ μουσικῶν τυμπάνων καὶ κιθάρας^G2788

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2Ch 9:11 - καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὰ ξύλα τὰ πεύκινα ἀναβάσεις τῷ οἴκῳ κυρίου καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ κιθάρας^G2788 καὶ νάβλας τοῖς ᾠδοῖς καὶ οὐκ ὤφθησαν τοιαῦτα ἔμπροσθεν ἐν γῇ Ιουδα

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Job 21:12 - ἀναλαβόντες ψαλτήριον καὶ κιθάραν^G2788 καὶ εὐφραίνονται φωνῇ ψαλμοῦ

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Job 30:9 - νυνὶ δὲ κιθάρα^G2788 ἐγώ εἰμι αὐτῶν καὶ ἐμὲ θρύλημα ἔχουσιν

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Job 30:31 - ἀπέβη δὲ εἰς πάθος μου ἡ κιθάρα^G2788 ὁ δὲ ψαλμός μου εἰς κλαυθμὸν ἐμοί

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:2

Psa 33:2 - (LXX 32:2)ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ἐν κιθάρᾳ^G2788 ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ δεκαχόρδῳ ψάλατε αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:4

Psa 43:4 - (LXX 42:4)καὶ εἰσελεύσομαι πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ θεοῦ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν τὸν εὐφραίνοντα τὴν νεότητά μου ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ἐν κιθάρᾳ^G2788 ὁ θεὸς ὁ θεός μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:8

Psa 57:8 - (LXX 56:9)ἐξεγέρθητι ἡ δόξα μου ἐξεγέρθητι ψαλτήριον καὶ κιθάρα^G2788 ἐξεγερθήσομαι ὄρθρου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:22

Psa 71:22 - (LXX 70:22)καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ἐν σκεύει ψαλμοῦ τὴν ἀλήθειάν σου ὁ θεός ψαλῶ σοι ἐν κιθάρᾳ^G2788 ὁ ἅγιος τοῦ Ισραηλ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:2

Psa 81:2 - (LXX 80:3)λάβετε ψαλμὸν καὶ δότε τύμπανον ψαλτήριον τερπνὸν μετὰ κιθάρας^G2788

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:3

Psa 92:3 - (LXX 91:4)ἐν δεκαχόρδῳ ψαλτηρίῳ μετ᾽ ᾠδῆς ἐν κιθάρᾳ^G2788

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:5

Psa 98:5 - (LXX 97:5)ψάλατε τῷ κυρίῳ ἐν κιθάρᾳ^G2788 ἐν κιθάρᾳ^G2788 καὶ φωνῇ ψαλμοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:2

Psa 108:2 - (LXX 107:3)ἐξεγέρθητι ψαλτήριον καὶ κιθάρα^G2788 ἐξεγερθήσομαι ὄρθρου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:7

Psa 147:7 - (LXX 146:7)ἐξάρξατε τῷ κυρίῳ ἐν ἐξομολογήσει ψάλατε τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν ἐν κιθάρᾳ^G2788

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:3

Psa 150:3 - αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ σάλπιγγος αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρᾳ^G2788

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:12

Isa 5:12 - μετὰ γὰρ κιθάρας^G2788 καὶ ψαλτηρίου καὶ τυμπάνων καὶ αὐλῶν τὸν οἶνον πίνουσιν τὰ δὲ ἔργα κυρίου οὐκ ἐμβλέπουσιν καὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ οὐ κατανοοῦσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:11

Isa 16:11 - διὰ τοῦτο ἡ κοιλία μου ἐπὶ Μωαβ ὡς κιθάρα^G2788 ἠχήσει καὶ τὰ ἐντός μου ὡσεὶ τεῖχος ὃ ἐνεκαίνισας

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:16

Isa 23:16 - λαβὲ κιθάραν^G2788 ῥέμβευσον πόλεις πόρνη ἐπιλελησμένη καλῶς κιθάρισον πολλὰ ᾆσον ἵνα σου μνεία γένηται

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:8

Isa 24:8 - πέπαυται εὐφροσύνη τυμπάνων πέπαυται αὐθάδεια καὶ πλοῦτος ἀσεβῶν πέπαυται φωνὴ κιθάρας^G2788

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:32

Isa 30:32 - καὶ ἔσται αὐτῷ κυκλόθεν ὅθεν ἦν αὐτῷ ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς βοηθείας ἐφ᾽ ᾗ αὐτὸς ἐπεποίθει αὐτοὶ μετὰ αὐλῶν καὶ κιθάρας^G2788 πολεμήσουσιν αὐτὸν ἐκ μεταβολῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:5

Dan 3:5 - ᾗ ἂν ὥρᾳ ἀκούσητε τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος σύριγγός τε καὶ κιθάρας^G2788 σαμβύκης καὶ ψαλτηρίου καὶ συμφωνίας καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν πίπτοντες προσκυνεῖτε τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ᾗ ἔστησεν Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὁ βασιλεύς

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:7

Dan 3:7 - καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἤκουσαν οἱ λαοὶ τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος σύριγγός τε καὶ κιθάρας^G2788 σαμβύκης καὶ ψαλτηρίου καὶ συμφωνίας καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν πίπτοντες πάντες οἱ λαοί φυλαί γλῶσσαι προσεκύνουν τῇ εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ ᾗ ἔστησεν Ναβουχοδονοσορ ὁ βασιλεύς

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:10

Dan 3:10 - σύ βασιλεῦ ἔθηκας δόγμα πάντα ἄνθρωπον ὃς ἂν ἀκούσῃ τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος σύριγγός τε καὶ κιθάρας^G2788 σαμβύκης καὶ ψαλτηρίου καὶ συμφωνίας καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:15

Dan 3:15 - νῦν οὖν εἰ ἔχετε ἑτοίμως ἵνα ὡς ἂν ἀκούσητε τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος σύριγγός τε καὶ κιθάρας^G2788 σαμβύκης καὶ ψαλτηρίου καὶ συμφωνίας καὶ παντὸς γένους μουσικῶν πεσόντες προσκυνήσητε τῇ εἰκόνι ᾗ ἐποίησα ἐὰν δὲ μὴ προσκυνήσητε αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐμβληθήσεσθε εἰς τὴν κάμινον τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην καὶ τίς ἐστιν θεός ὃς ἐξελεῖται ὑμᾶς ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν μου

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