UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: κέρας; -ατος

Related lemmas: κεραία · κεράτιον

Sense 1: horn

Semantic entry: 8.17

Semantic domains: Body, Body Parts, and Body Products

Subdomains: Parts of the Body

Definition: the hard bony outgrowth on the heads of certain animals

Notes: Finding a term for ‘horn’ is usually not at all difficult. The problem arises when a term for ‘horn’ is already employed in a receptor language as a euphemistic expression for the male genital organ. It may therefore be necessary in RV REV 5:6 · LV REV 5:6 · Read together REV 5:6 to speak of ‘a lamb with seven horns on his head.’|In speaking of the horn-shaped corners of the altar (RV REV 9:13 · LV REV 9:13 · Read together REV 9:13), it is often better not to use a term meaning literally horn, since this might imply that the altar had the horns of animals stuck on to the corners. One can normally say ‘corners of the altar shaped like horns’ or ‘… looking like horns or projections on the corners of the altar.’ See 79.105: κέρας.

REV 5:6: RV REV 5:6 · LV REV 5:6 · Read together REV 5:6

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OET-RV REV 5:6

6 Then I saw a lamb standing there between the throne and the four living creatures and the elders. The lamb looked like it had been slaughtered, and it had seven horns and seven eyes which are God’s seven spirits that had been sent throughout the world.

OET-LV REV 5:6

6 And I _saw in the_midst of _the throne and of _the four living _creatures and in the_midst of _the elders, a_lamb having _stood as having _been _slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of_ the _god, having _been _sent _out into all the earth.

REV 12:3: RV REV 12:3 · LV REV 12:3 · Read together REV 12:3

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OET-RV REV 12:3

3 Another miraculous sign appeared in heaven, and wow, a huge, red dinosaur with seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads.

OET-LV REV 12:3

3 And was _seen another sign in the heaven:
and see, a_dragon red great having seven heads, and ten horns, and on the heads of _him seven crowns,

All 8 recorded passages for this sense

REV: RV REV 5:6 · RV REV 12:3 · RV REV 13:1 · RV REV 13:11 · RV REV 17:3 · RV REV 17:7 · RV REV 17:12 · RV REV 17:16 · LV REV 5:6 · LV REV 12:3 · LV REV 13:1 · LV REV 13:11 · LV REV 17:3 · LV REV 17:7 · LV REV 17:12 · LV REV 17:16 · Read together REV 5:6 · Read together REV 12:3 · Read together REV 13:1 · Read together REV 13:11 · Read together REV 17:3 · Read together REV 17:7 · Read together REV 17:12 · Read together REV 17:16

Sense 2: projection, corner

Semantic entry: 79.105

Semantic domains: Features of Objects

Subdomains: Shapes

Definition: a projection at the corner of an object

REV 9:13: RV REV 9:13 · LV REV 9:13 · Read together REV 9:13

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OET-RV REV 9:13

13 Then the sixth messenger blew his trumpet and I heard a voice coming from the corners of the golden altar in front of God,

OET-LV REV 9:13

13 And the sixth messenger trumpeted, and I _heard one voice from the horns of _the altar the golden which before the god,

Sense 3: power, mighty power

Semantic entry: 76.16

Semantic domains: Power, Force

Definition: (a figurative extension of meaning of κέρας[a] ‘horn,’ 8.17: κέρας) power of unusual significance

Notes: In RV LUK 1:69 · LV LUK 1:69 · Read together LUK 1:69 the reference of the phrase κέρας σωτηρίας is to the role of the Messiah, and accordingly one may often best render this phrase as ‘mighty Savior’ or ‘powerful Savior.’

LUK 1:69: RV LUK 1:69 · LV LUK 1:69 · Read together LUK 1:69

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OET-RV LUK 1:69

69 He brought us a voice that would lead to our salvation,
⇔ us citizens of the nation of King David, his servant

OET-LV LUK 1:69

69 and raised a_horn of _salvation for _us, in the_house of _Dawid/(Dāvid), the_servant of _him,

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κέρας

Form 1

Sense 1: horn

Sense 2: projection, corner

Sense 3: power, mighty power