kithara · harp

What it means

kithara (κιθάρα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “harp”.

Lyre: a stringed instrument.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A stringed instrument played by hand.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• harps ×2
• harp ×1
• lyre ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Corinthians×1
• Revelation×3

• 1 Corinthians 14:7

  Even lifeless things that give a sound, whether flute or lyre, if they do not give a distinction in the notes, how will it be known what is played on the flute or what is played on the lyre?

• Revelation 5:8

  And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

• Revelation 14:2

  And I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder; and the sound that I heard was like harpists playing on their harps.

• Revelation 15:2

  And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps of God.