Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

1 Corinthians 14:7

ὅμως. Not, as A.V. ὁμῶς, equally, but notwithstanding. Its place is properly after κιθάρα. ‘In the case of things without life, whether pipe or harp, which give out a sound, yet nevertheless, if there be no distinction in the sounds, &c.’ So Meyer and Winer, Gr. Gram. §§ 45, 61.

αὐλός. Lat. tibia. In English, flute. ‘A hollow cane perforated with holes.’ See Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, s. v. tibia.

κιθάρα. Lat. cithara; German, zither; English, guitar. The peculiarity of the instrument is that the strings are drawn across a sounding-board, but unlike the violin it is played by the hand or with a plectrum.

διαστολὴν τοῖς φθόγγοις. The effect of a melody depends entirely upon the distinction of its musical intervals. The effect of speech in like manner is dependent upon its being the communication of definite ideas. φθόγγοι are clear, resonant sounds. Translate notes.

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