Harpist
κιθαρῳδόςStrong’s G2790kitharōdos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kitharōdos is the Greek word usually translated “harpists”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“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:”
Meaning
Usually translated “harpists”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of harpists 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 2
1 book in all.
Greek dictionary
κιθαρῳδός kitharōdos · harpist
κιθαρ-ωδός, -οῦ, ὁ (κιθάρα, ἀοιδός, a singer) one who plays and sings to the lyre, a harper: Rev.14:2 18:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “harpist” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
H'ARPIST, noun
A harper.
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.