ομως 3676 CONJ τα 3588 T-NPN αψυχα 895 A-NPN φωνην 5456 N-ASF διδοντα 1325 5723 V-PAP-NPN ειτε 1535 CONJ αυλος 836 N-NSM ειτε 1535 CONJ κιθαρα 2788 N-NSF εαν 1437 COND διαστολην 1293 N-ASF τοις 3588 T-DPM φθογγοις 5353 N-DPM μη 3361 PRT-N δω 1325 5632 V-2AAS-3S πως 4459 ADV-I γνωσθησεται 1097 5701 V-FPI-3S το 3588 T-NSN αυλουμενον 832 5746 V-PPP-NSN η 2228 PRT το 3588 T-NSN κιθαριζομενον 2789 5746 V-PPP-NSN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
7. Voice (fwnhn). See on sound, Rom. x. 18. The sound generally. Used sometimes of sounds emitted by things without life, as a trumpet or the wind. See Matt. xxiv. 31; John iii. 8.Harp (kiqara). See on Apoc. v. 8.
Distinction (diastolhn). Proper modulation. Compare the use of the word in Rom. iii. 22; x. 12.
Sounds (fqoggoiv). The distinctive sounds as modulated. See on Romans x. 18.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
14:7 {Things without life} (ayuca). Without a soul (a privative, yuce) or life. Old word only here in N.T. {Pipe} (aulos). Old word (from aw, auw, to blow), only here in N.T. {Harp} (kiqara). Old word. Stringed instrument as pipe, a wind instrument. {If they give not a distinction in the sounds} (ean diastolen tois fqoggois me dwi). Third class condition with second aorist active subjunctive dwi from didwmi. Common word in late Greek for difference (diastellw, to send apart). In N.T. only here and #Ro 3:22; 10:12. fqoggos old word (from fqeggomai) for musical sounds vocal or instrumental. In N.T. only here and #Ro 10:18.
