"a lyre, harp, 1 Cor. 14:7; Rev. 5:8; 14:2; 15:2*"
Definition and meaning
a lyre, harp, 1 Cor. 14:7; Rev. 5:8; 14:2; 15:2*
In the original Greek the word is written: κιθάρα
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kithara (G2788) across the King James Bible.
And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
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:
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
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Common questions
Strong's G2788 (kithara) is a Greek word that means: a lyre, harp, 1 Cor. 14:7; Rev. 5:8; 14:2; 15:2* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word kithara (G2788) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2788 is kithara, a Greek word defined as: a lyre, harp, 1 Cor. 14:7; Rev. 5:8; 14:2; 15:2*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kithara is a Greek word found in the New Testament.