noun · feminine
kitharas
Greekκιθάρα (kithara)
Strong’sG2788
a harp
stem kithar-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κιθάρα, -ας, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for כִּנּוֹר, freq. in Pss (32 (33):2, al.); and in (Da 3:5, al.) for קִיתָרֹס, itself a transliteration of κίθαρις, the Homeric form of κ. (cf. CB, Dn., lviii);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2788 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkith-ar'-ah
a lyre
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesharp.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kitharas1×κιθάρα | kitharais |
| object accusative | kitharan1×κιθάραν | kitharain1×κιθάρας |
| direct address vocative | kitharar | kitharair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kitharau | kitharaiu |
| to, for dative | kithara | kitharai1×κιθάραις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kithara is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kitharas“harp”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Corinthians 14:7“harp”homōs teim apsucheim fōnan dōarōteim, eite aulos eite kitharas, ean diastolan toi fthongoi mē dōateia, pōs gnōskiti tem aulirōtem ē tem kitharizirōtem?Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?
kitharan“harp”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 5:8“harp”kai hote lambata tem bibliem, teim tessares zōeim kai tois eikosi tessares presbuterois piptala enōpion teu arnieu, echarōtois hekastos kitharan kai fialain chrusouain gemarōtain thumiameiu, hais alō tais proseuchais toiu hagioiu;When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
kitharain“harps”objectaccusative plural1×
Revelation 15:2“harps”Kai horama hōs thalassan hualinan mignuirētan pure, kai toin nikarōtoin ek teu thēreu kai ek tau eikōnau auteu kai ek tou arithmou teu onomeu auteu histanarētoin epi tan thalassan tan hualinan, echarōtoin kitharain tou theou.And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
kitharai“harps”to, fordative plural1×
Revelation 14:2“harps”kai akouama fōnan ek tou ouranou hōs fōnan hudōreiu polleiu kai hōs fōnan brontau megau, kai tas fōnas han akouama hōs kitharōdoiu kitharizarōtoiu en tai kitharai autoiu.And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.