To play the harp
κιθαρίζωStrong’s G2789kitharizō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kitharizō is the Greek word usually translated “is being harped” and “harping”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“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?”
Meaning
Usually translated “is being harped” and “harping”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- is being harped 1
- harping 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
κιθαρίζω kitharizō · to play the harp
κιθαρίζω [in LXX: Isa.23:16 (נָגַן pi.)* ;] to play upon the lyre or harp: 1Co.14:7, Rev.14:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “harping” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
H'ARPING, participle present
tense Playing on a harp; dwelling on continually.
All definitions and other forms of “harping”
H'ARPING, noun
A continual dwelling on.
H'ARPING, noun
plural harpings. In ships, harpings are the fore-parts of the wales, which encompass the bow of the ship, and are fastened to the stem. Their use is to strengthen the ship, in the place where she sustains the greatest shock in plunging into the sea.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.