Auletes denotes musicians identified in the verses as flute players, present in a household scene and among sounds no longer heard.

The attested use identifies flute-playing musicians: they are present amid a commotion in Matthew 9:23 and are named among voices and sounds that will no longer be heard in Revelation 18:22.

1. Flute-playing musicians · dominant

   In Matthew 9:23, the accusative plural form names people Jesus sees in the ruler's home; the APB renders the clause "saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion." In Revelation 18:22, the genitive plural form occurs in the phrase about the voice of musical performers no longer being heard; the APB renders "voice of harpists and musicians and flute players and trumpeters may not be heard in you still."

   Matthew 9:23Revelation 18:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the term as "flute players." This rendering is confirmed by the surrounding clauses rather than treated as a separate lexical distinction.