Instrument

in'-stroo-ment (keli; in Greek plural hopla, Rom 6:13): The word in the Old Testament is used for utensils for service, chiefly in connection with the sanctuary (compare Exod 25:9; Num 4:12; Num 4:26; Num 4:32; 1 Kgs 19:21; 1 Chr 9:29; 2 Chr 4:16, the King James Version); for weapons of war (1 Sam 8:12; 1 Chr 12:33; 1 Chr 12:17, etc.); notably for musical instruments. See MUSIC. The members of the body are described by Paul (Rom 6:13) as "instruments" to be used in the service of righteousness, as before they were in the service of unrighteousness.