to play the flute
Auleo describes flute-playing, whether children’s reported action or music distinguished from harp sound.
The attested uses describe flute-playing: children report having played for others in Matthew 11:17 and Luke 7:32, while 1 Corinthians 14:7 refers to what is played on a flute in a comparison with harp sounds.
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Playing or sounding the flute · dominant
In Matthew 11:17 and Luke 7:32, the first-person plural aorist active form occurs in children’s call to others; the APB renders the clause, "We played the flute for you," followed by the response that they did not dance. In 1 Corinthians 14:7, the present passive participle occurs in a comparison of flute and harp sounds; the APB renders "what is played on the flute" as something needing distinguishable sounds.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "played the flute" in Matthew 11:17 and Luke 7:32, and as "what is played on the flute" in 1 Corinthians 14:7. These phrases reflect the verse contexts.