King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2790
Transliteration: kitharōdos
Phonetic Spelling: (kith-ar-o'-dos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: one who plays and sings to the lyre
Meaning: one who plays and sings to the lyre
κιθαρῳδός, κιθαρωδου, ὁ (κιθάρα (which see), and ᾠδός, contracted from ἀοιδός, a singer), a harper, one who plays on the harp and accompanies it with his voice: Revelation 14:2; Revelation 18:22. ((Herodotus, Plato, others), Diphilus () in Athen. 6, p. 247 d.; Plutarch, mor. 166 a.; Aelian v. h. 4, 2; superlative (extended form) κιθαραοιδοτατος, Aristophanes vesp. 1278. Varro de r. r. 2, 1, 3 non omnes, qui habent citharam, sunt citharoedi.)
Word Summary
kitharōdos: one who plays and sings to the lyre
Original Word: κιθαρῳδόςTransliteration: kitharōdos
Phonetic Spelling: (kith-ar-o'-dos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: one who plays and sings to the lyre
Meaning: one who plays and sings to the lyre
Strong's Concordance
harper. From kithara and a derivative of the same as oide; a lyre-singer(-player), i.e. Harpist -- harper.
see GREEK kithara
see GREEK oide
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2790: κιθαρῳδόςκιθαρῳδός, κιθαρωδου, ὁ (κιθάρα (which see), and ᾠδός, contracted from ἀοιδός, a singer), a harper, one who plays on the harp and accompanies it with his voice: Revelation 14:2; Revelation 18:22. ((Herodotus, Plato, others), Diphilus (