What does κέρας (kéras) mean in the Bible?
κέρας (kéras): In Revelation, horns symbolize political power and dominion; in Luke, strength and salvation.
Greek · G2768
κέρας
A horn (literally or figuratively)
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κέρας G2768
Pronunciation kéras
What does κέρας (kéras) mean in the Bible?
κέρας (kéras): In Revelation, horns symbolize political power and dominion; in Luke, strength and salvation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2768?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include horns (10), a horn (1).
Where does κέρας (kéras) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:69. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (10), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It horns 10× Revelation 5:6, Revelation 9:13, Revelation 12:3, Revelation 13:1
a horn 1× Luke 1:69
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Luke 1:69 κέρας to a horn Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Revelation 5:6 κέρατα to horns Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Revelation 9:13 κεράτων to horns Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Revelation 12:3 κέρατα to horns Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Revelation 13:1 κέρατα to horns Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Revelation 13:1 κεράτων to horns Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Revelation 13:11 κέρατα to horns Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Revelation 17:3 κέρατα to horns Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Revelation 17:7 κέρατα to horns Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Revelation 17:12 κέρατα to horns Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:69
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Revelation 10
Source forms
κέρατα 8x kerata Revelation 5:6, Revelation 12:3, Revelation 13:1, Revelation 13:11
κεράτων 2x keratōn Revelation 9:13, Revelation 13:1
κέρας 1x keras Luke 1:69
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 6x Revelation 5:6, Revelation 12:3, Revelation 13:1, Revelation 13:11
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural 2x Revelation 9:13, Revelation 13:1
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural 2x Revelation 17:12, Revelation 17:16
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Luke 1:69
Evidence Summary
Greek word. In Revelation, horns symbolize political power and dominion; in Luke, strength and salvation.
Strong's G2768
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 4 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 1:57–80 Source Gloss
a horn (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
In Revelation, horns symbolize political power and dominion; in Luke, strength and salvation.
(pl. not irreg. as in Attic), τό, [in LXX chiefly for קָרַן ;] a horn: Rev.5:6 12:3 13:1, 11 17:3, 7 17:12, 16; of the projections at the corners of the altar (Exo.29:12, al.): Rev.9:13. Metaphorical, as symbol of strength, κ. σωτηρίας (cf. Psa.18:3, al.): Luk.1:69.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:69 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
κέρας kerav
a horn
Read verse Revelation 5:6 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
κέρατα kerata
a horn
Read verse Revelation 9:13 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
κεράτων keratwn
a horn
Read verse Revelation 12:3 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
κέρατα kerata
a horn
Read verse Revelation 13:1 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
κέρατα kerata
a horn
Read verse Revelation 13:1 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
κεράτων keratwn
a horn
Read verse Revelation 13:11 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
κέρατα kerata
a horn
Read verse Revelation 17:3 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
κέρατα kerata
a horn
Read verse Revelation 17:7 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
κέρατα. kerata
a horn
Read verse Revelation 17:12 Noun Nominative Plural Neuter
κέρατα, kerata
a horn
Read verse Revelation 17:16 Noun Nominative Plural Neuter
κέρατα, kerata
a horn
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Accusative (7) Number pattern Plural (10)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rev 17:12 · Rev 17:16 2×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Rev 9:13 · Rev 13:1 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rev 5:6 · Rev 12:3 · Rev 13:1 · Rev 13:11 · Rev 17:3 · Rev 17:7 6×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 1:69 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
horn
Showing 1 selected witness from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Why This Word Matters
Symbolizes Davidic strength and covenant salvation. Luke 1:57–80
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain