κέραςkéras
a horn (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2768
Meanings
a horn: Revelation 5:6, Revelation 12:3, Revelation 13:1, Revelation 13:11, Revelation 17:3, Revelation 17:7, Revelation 17:12, Revelation 17:16; of the projections at the corners of the altar (Exodus 29:12, and elsewhere): Revelation 9:13. Metaph., as symbol of strength, κ. σωτηρίας (cf. Psalms 18:3, and elsewhere): Luke 1:69.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:69 He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David,
- Revelation 5:6 Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit of God that is sent out into every part of the earth.
- Revelation 9:13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice speaking from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of God.
- Revelation 12:3 Then I witnessed in heaven another significant event. I saw a large red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, with seven crowns on his heads.
- Revelation 13:1 Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God.
- Revelation 13:11 Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.