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Lexicon :: Strong's G2790 - kitharōdos

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κιθαρῳδός
Transliteration
kitharōdos (Key)
Pronunciation
kith-ar-o'-dos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From κιθάρα (G2788) and a derivative of the same as ᾠδή (G5603)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

κιθαρῳδός kitharōidós, kith-ar-o'-dos; from G2788 and a derivative of the same as G5603; a lyre-singer(-player), i.e. harpist:—harper.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2790 in the following manner: harper (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2790 in the following manner: harper (2x).

  1. a harper, one who plays the harp and accompanies it with his voice

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κιθαρῳδός kitharōidós, kith-ar-o'-dos; from G2788 and a derivative of the same as G5603; a lyre-singer(-player), i.e. harpist:—harper.
STRONGS G2790:
κιθαρῳδός, κιθαρωδου, ὁ (κιθάρα (which see), and ᾠδός, contracted from ἀοιδός, a singer), a harper, one who plays on the harp and accompanies it with his voice: Revelation 14:2; Revelation 18:22. ((Herodotus, Plato, others), Diphilus () in Athen. 6, p. 247 d.; Plutarch, mor. 166 a.; Aelian v. h. 4, 2; superlative (extended form) κιθαραοιδοτατος, Aristophanes vesp. 1278. Varro de r. r. 2, 1, 3 non omnes, qui habent citharam, sunt citharoedi.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Revelation
14:2; 18:22

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Strong's Number G2790 matches the Greek κιθαρῳδός (kitharōdos),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:22 - and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and the sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
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