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G2789 κιθαρίζω (kitharízō)
Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

I play on the harp

Strong's Definition

to play on a lyre

Derivation: from G2788 (κιθάρα);

KJV Usage: harp

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κιθαρίζω; present passive participle κιθαριζόμενος; to play upon the harp ((see the preceding word)): with ἐν ταῖς κιθάραις added (A. V. harping with their harps), Rev_14:2; τό κιθαριζόμενον, what is harped, 1Co_14:7. (Isa_23:16; in the Greek writings from Homer, Iliad 18, 570 down.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

κιθαρίζω kitharizō 2x to play on a lyre or harp, 1Co_14:7 ; Rev_14:2

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

κιθαρίζω , [in LXX : Isa_23:16 ( H5059 pi .) * ;] to play upon the lyre or harp: 1Co_14:7 , Rev_14:2 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

κιθαρίζω [page 344] In a law of Teos regulating the employment of a sum of money devoted to the instruction of children, provision is made that boys, before they are enrolled among the ephebi, shall learn τὰ μουσικὰ καὶ κιθαρίζειν ἢ ψάλλειν ( Michel 498 .18 iii/B.C. = Syll 523 .18 ).

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

κιθαρίζω κι^θα^ρίζω, [Etym: κίθαρις] "to play the cithara", φόρμιγγι κιθάριζε Il. , Hes. ; λύρῃ ἐρατὸν κιθαρίζων Hhymn. (so that there can have been no great difference between the κιθάρα, λύρα, and φόρμιγξ); κιθαρίζειν οὐκ ἐπίσταται, of an uneducated person, Ar.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

κιθαρίζω [in LXX: Isa.23:16 (נָגַן pi.)* ;] to play upon the lyre or harp: 1Co.14:7, Rev.14:2.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (2)

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