Daniel 3:5

cornet, &c. These names are supposed to be Greek, or from the Greek; but Athenaeus,. Greek grammarian (about A.D. 200-300), says the sambuke ("sack-but") was. Syriac invention. Strabo, in his geography (54 B.C. A.D. 24), ascribes Greek music to Asia, and says: "the Athenians always showed their admiration of foreign customs".

harp. Chaldee. kithros. Greek. kithara. Terpander,. Greek musician (seventh century B. C), the father of Greek music, invented the kithara with seven strings (Strabo says) instead of four, and one is sculptured on. monument of Assurbanipal (Lenormant, La Divination chez les Chaldiens, pp 190, 191).

sackbut. See note on "cornet", above.

hour. moment. Chaldee sha' ah, as in verses: Daniel 3:3; Daniel 3:6; Daniel 3:15; Daniel 4:33; Daniel 5:5.