verb
kitharizomō
Strong’sG2789
I play on the harp
stem kithariz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κιθαρίζω,
[in LXX: Is 23:16 (נגן pi.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2789 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkith-ar-id'-zo
to play on a lyre
Fromfrom G2788;
King Jamesharp.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect future -ιῶ Refs 4th c.BC+: (κίθαρις):— play the cithara, φόρμιγγι.. ἱμερόεν κιθάριζε Refs 8th c.BC+ K.; κιθαρίζειν οὐκ ἐπίσταμαι I am not a 'high-brow', Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ κιθαριζόμενον music composed for the cithara, Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kitharizarōntoiuκιθαριζόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | playing | 1× |
| kitharizorōntemκιθαριζόμενον | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | harp | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kitharizamō | kitharizame | kitharizami | kitharizama | kitharizamē | kitharizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kitharizasō | kitharizase | kitharizasi | kitharizasa | kitharizasē | kitharizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kitharizatō | kitharizate | kitharizati | kitharizata | kitharizatē | kitharizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kitharizanō | kitharizane | kitharizani | kitharizana | kitharizanē | kitharizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kitharizavō | kitharizave | kitharizavi | kitharizava | kitharizavē | kitharizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kitharizalō | kitharizale | kitharizali | kitharizala | kitharizalē | kitharizalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kitharizomō | kitharizome | kitharizomē | kitharizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kitharizosō | kitharizose | kitharizosē | kitharizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kitharizotō | kitharizote | kitharizotē | kitharizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | kitharizonō | kitharizone | kitharizonē | kitharizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kitharizovō | kitharizove | kitharizovē | kitharizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kitharizolō | kitharizole | kitharizolē | kitharizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kitharizameiō | kitharizameia | kitharizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kitharizaseiō | kitharizaseia | kitharizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kitharizateiō | kitharizateia | kitharizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kitharizaneiō | kitharizaneia | kitharizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kitharizaveiō | kitharizaveia | kitharizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kitharizaleiō | kitharizaleia | kitharizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kitharizomeiō | kitharizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kitharizoseiō | kitharizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kitharizoteiō | kitharizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kitharizoneiō | kitharizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kitharizoveiō | kitharizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kitharizoleiō | kitharizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kitharizasōr | kitharizasar | kitharizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kitharizatōr | kitharizatar | kitharizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kitharizavōr | kitharizavar | kitharizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kitharizalōr | kitharizalar | kitharizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kitharizosōr | kitharizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kitharizotōr | kitharizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kitharizovōr | kitharizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kitharizolōr | kitharizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kitharizamoiō | kitharizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kitharizasoiō | kitharizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kitharizatoiō | kitharizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kitharizanoiō | kitharizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kitharizavoiō | kitharizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kitharizaloiō | kitharizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kitharizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | kitharizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kitharizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | kitharizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | kitharizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | kitharizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kitharizarō | kitharizari | kitharizara | kitharizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kitharizorō | kitharizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kitharizarōntos1× | kitharizarintos | kitharizarantos | kitharizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | kitharizorōntos1× | kitharizorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
kithariz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
kitharizarōntoiu“playing”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Revelation 14:2“playing”… tas fōnas han akouama hōs kitharōdoiu kitharizarōntoiu en tai kitharai autoiu.… waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
kitharizorōntem“harp”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
1 Corinthians 14:7“harp”… pōs gnōskiti tem aulorōntem ē tem kitharizorōntem?… or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they …