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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
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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).

  1. 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.
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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2788 matches the Greek κιθάρα (kithara),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:7 - Yet even lifeless things, either flute or harp G2788, in producing a sound, if they do not produce a distinction in the tones, how will it be known what is played on the flute or on the harp?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:8 - And when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp G2788 and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the [fn]saints.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:2 - And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps G2788.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:2 -

Then I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who have overcome [fn]the beast and his image and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps G2788 of God.

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