The barbiton, or barbitos (Gr: βάρβιτον or βάρβιτος; Lat. barbitus), is an ancient stringed instrument known from Greek and Roman classics related to the lyre. The barbat or barbud, also sometimes called barbiton, is an unrelated lute-like instrument derived from Persia. The Greek instrument was a bass version of the kithara, and b...
lute or lyre with many strings
• (n.) An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.
Bar'bi·ton noun [ Latin , from Greek 
A barbiton was an ancient Greek musical instrument resembling a lyre.