---
title: 'Psallo'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Wishart'
date: 1882-06-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Hymnody and Psalmody'
- 'Hermeneutics'
scriptures:
- 'Ephesians 5'
- 'Romans 15'
- 'James 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wishart-1882-psallo
---

# Psallo

Argues that the NT Greek psallo/ado refers to vocal singing, not instrumental music, citing primitive church practice, translators, and Hellenistic/Septuagint usage.

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