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κέρας keras
Greek word for “horn” · Strong’s G2768 · used 11 times in 10 verses
Meaning
κέρας, -ατος; (pl. not irreg.
How it is translated
Glosses given for keras in context, with how often each is used:
- horns 10
- horn 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revelation | 10 | 1.0 | |
| Luke | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Revelation 17 (4), Revelation 13 (2), Luke 1 (1), Revelation 5 (1), Revelation 9 (1), Revelation 12 (1)
Forms
- κέρατα 8
- κεράτων 2
- κέρας 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with keras more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- δέκα deka “ten” 6
- θηρίον thērion “wild animal” 6
- ἑπτά hepta “seven” 5
- κεφαλή kephalē “head” 4
- εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 6
- διάδημα diadēma “diadem” 2
- δράκων drakōn “dragon” 2
- βλασφημία blasphēmia “blasphemy” 2
- ἀρνίον arnion “lamb” 2
- τέσσαρες tessares “four” 2
- ἀναβαίνω anabainō “to ascend” 2
- ὡς hōs “as/when” 3
Key verses
The verses using keras that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Luke 1:69 — And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
- Revelation 5:6 — And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns…
- Revelation 9:13 — And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
- Revelation 12:3 — And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
- Revelation 13:1 — And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his…
- Revelation 13:11 — And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
- Revelation 17:3 — So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads…
- Revelation 17:7 — And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven…
- Revelation 17:12 — And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
- Revelation 17:16 — And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her…
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.