keras · horn

What it means

keras (κέρας) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “horn”.

An image of strength and power.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The hard point on an animal's head; also the points at the corners of the altar.
2. Strength, power to save.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• horns ×10
• horn ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×1
• Revelation×10

• Luke 1:69

  and he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant,

• Revelation 5:6

  And I saw in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

• Revelation 9:13

  And the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar that is before God,

• Revelation 12:3

  And another sign appeared in heaven: and look, a great fiery-red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems.

• Revelation 13:1

  And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns ten diadems, and on its heads names of blasphemy.

• Revelation 13:11

  And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb’s, and it was speaking like a dragon.

• Revelation 17:3

  And he carried me away into a wilderness in the Spirit; and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet beast full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

• Revelation 17:7

  And the angel said to me, “Why are you amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.

• Revelation 17:12

  And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast.

• Revelation 17:16

  And the ten horns that you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her up with fire.

And 1 more times.