to play the harp
kitharizo denotes harp-playing, whether describing a played instrument or harpists performing.
The two occurrences show harp-playing in musical contexts: a harp that is played in 1 Corinthians 14:7 and harpists performing in Revelation 14:2.
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Harp-playing in musical sound and performance · dominant
In 1 Corinthians 14:7, the present passive participle is used of a harp within the comparison about instruments giving distinguishable sounds; the APB renders the clause “what is played on the harp.” In Revelation 14:2, the present active participle describes plural male performers, and the APB renders the sound as that of “harpists playing on their harps.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through the instrument-focused phrase “what is played on the harp” in 1 Corinthians 14:7 and through “harpists playing on their harps” in Revelation 14:2. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.