Kitharōidós — G2790

Definition

masculine noun

a lyre-singer(-player), i.e. harpist

Usually translated as

harper

Origin

from G2788 and a derivative of the same as G5603

• kithára (G2788)
• ōidḗ (G5603)

Occurrences

Kitharōidós occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Revelation (2)

• 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 (κιθαρῳδῶν) harping with their harps:
• Revelation 18:22 — And the voice of harpers (κιθαρῳδῶν), 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;