What does κιθαρίζω (kitharízō) mean in the Bible?
κιθαρίζω (kitharízō) is a Greek word meaning "to play on a lyre".
Greek · G2789
κιθαρίζω
To play on a lyre
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κιθαρίζω G2789
Pronunciation kitharízō
What does κιθαρίζω (kitharízō) mean in the Bible?
κιθαρίζω (kitharízō) is a Greek word meaning "to play on a lyre".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2789?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), strumming (1).
Where does κιθαρίζω (kitharízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 14:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× 1 Corinthians 14:7
strumming 1× Revelation 14:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 14:7
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
1 Corinthians 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
κιθαριζόμενον 1x kitharizomenon 1 Corinthians 14:7
κιθαριζόντων 1x kitharizontōn Revelation 14:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Revelation 14:2
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 14:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to play on a lyre
Source Gloss
to play on a lyre
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 14:7 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
κιθαριζόμενον; kiqarizomenon
I play on the harp
Read verse Revelation 14:2 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
κιθαριζόντων kiqarizontwn
I play on the harp
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
passive 1 active 1
Mood
participle 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
κιθαρίζω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain