King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2788
Transliteration: kithara
Phonetic Spelling: (kith-ar'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a lyre
Meaning: a lyre
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.)
Word Summary
kithara: a lyre
Original Word: κιθάραTransliteration: kithara
Phonetic Spelling: (kith-ar'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a lyre
Meaning: a lyre
Strong's Concordance
harp, lyreOf uncertain affinity; a lyre -- harp.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2788: κιθάρακιθάρα, κιθάρας, ἡ, a harp (cf. Stainer, Music of the Bible, chapter iv.; B. D., under the word