G2790: κιθαρῳδός
kitharōidós · “harpist”
Definition
a lyre-singer(-player), i.e. harpist
KJV translates it as: harper
Word origin: from G2788 (κιθάρα) and a derivative of the same as G5603 (ᾠδή);
Extended definition
κιθαρ-ωδός, -οῦ, ὁ
(κιθάρα, ἀοιδός, a singer)
one who plays and sings to the lyre, a harper: Rev.14:2 18:22.†
(AS)
(κιθάρα, ἀοιδός, a singer)
one who plays and sings to the lyre, a harper: Rev.14:2 18:22.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2790 is translated
- of harpists ×2
Bible verses with G2790 (kitharōidós)
Kitharōidós appears in 2 verses.
- Revelation 14:2
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
- Revelation 18:22
And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;