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This term can be understood both literally and metaphorically. Literally, it refers to the horn of an animal, which was often used as a container or a musical instrument. Metaphorically, it symbolizes strength, power, and authority. In biblical literature, horns are frequently associated with kings and kingdoms, representing their might and dominion.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient cultures, horns were emblematic of power and strength due to their association with powerful animals like bulls and rams. They were used in various ways, such as in battle signals, religious rituals, and as vessels for anointing oil. The imagery of horns was prevalent in Jewish apocalyptic literature, where they often symbolized rulers or nations.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2768</b> <i>kéras</i>– properly, an animal <i>horn</i>; (figuratively) an <i>instrument of power</i>, i.e. that <i>overcomes</i> by displaying <i>overpowering strength</i>.</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/2768.htm">2768</a> <i>/kéras</i> ("<i>horn</i>") symbolizes the strength of (horned) bulls (see Ps 132:17).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a horn<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>horn (1), horns (10).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2768: κέρας</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κέρας</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κερατος</span>, plural <span class="greek2">κέρατα</span>, genitive <span class="greek2">κεράτων</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 65 (63); <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 15 (13)), <span class="greek2">τό</span> (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down), Hebrew <span class="hebrew">קֶרֶן</span>, <span class="accented">a horn</span>; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> properly: of animals, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-3.htm">Revelation 12:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1, 11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3, 7, 12, 16</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> Since animals (especially bulls) defend themselves with their horns, the horn with the Hebrews (and other nations) is a symbol of strength and courage, and is used as such in a variety of phrases (<a href="/interlinear/psalms/88-18.htm">Psalm 88:18</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 89:18>); <a href="/interlinear/psalms/131-17.htm">Psalm 131:17</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 132:17>); <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Psalms 148:14>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2-10.htm">1 Samuel 2:10</a>; Sir. 47:5, 7, 11; 1 Macc. 2:48, etc.; cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus, iii., p. 1238; (<span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> under the word <REFERENCE_WORK:Smith's Bible Dictionary><TOPIC:Horn>)); hence, <span class="greek2">κέρας</span> <span class="greek2">σωτηρίας</span> (of God, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/17-3.htm">Psalm 17:3</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 18:3>); <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/22-3.htm">2 Samuel 22:3</a>), equivalent to <span class="accented">a mighty and valiant helper, the author of deliverance,</span> of the Messiah, <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-69.htm">Luke 1:69</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> tropically, <span class="accented">a projecting extremity in shape like a horn, a point, apex</span>: as, of an altar, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-13.htm">Revelation 9:13</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/exodus/29-12.htm">Exodus 29:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7, 18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/amos/3-14.htm">Amos 3:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/117-27.htm">Psalm 117:27</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 118:27>)).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>horn. <p>From a primary kar (the hair of the head); a horn (literally or figuratively) -- horn. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκεράτιζες εκερατίζετε καρατίζοντα κερας κέρας κέρασιν κέρασμα κεράσματος κεράστου κερατα κέρατα κέρατά κέρατι κερατιεί κερατιείς κερατίναι κερατίναις κερατίνας κερατίνη κερατίνης κερατιούμεν κερατίση κερατων κεράτων keras kéras kerata kérata keraton keratōn keráton kerátōn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/1-69.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:69</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἤγειρεν <b>κέρας</b> σωτηρίας ἡμῖν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And has raised <span class="itali">up a horn</span> of salvation<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath raised up <span class="itali">an horn</span> of salvation<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-69.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and raised up <span class="itali">a horn</span> of salvation for us<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/5-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 5:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐσφαγμένον ἔχων <b>κέρατα</b> ἑπτὰ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> having seven <span class="itali">horns</span> and seven eyes,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> having seven <span class="itali">horns</span> and seven<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/5-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having been slain having <span class="itali">horns</span> seven and<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῶν τεσσάρων <b>κεράτων</b> τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the four <span class="itali">horns</span> of the golden<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the four <span class="itali">horns</span> of the golden<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the four <span class="itali">horns</span> of the altar<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/12-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 12:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἑπτὰ καὶ <b>κέρατα</b> δέκα καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and ten <span class="itali">horns,</span> and on his heads<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and ten <span class="itali">horns,</span> and seven<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/12-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> seven and <span class="itali">horns</span> ten and<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/13-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 13:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀναβαῖνον ἔχον <b>κέρατα</b> δέκα καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> having ten <span class="itali">horns</span> and seven heads,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and ten <span class="itali">horns,</span> and upon<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> rising having <span class="itali">horns</span> ten and<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/13-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 13:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τῶν <b>κεράτων</b> αὐτοῦ δέκα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> heads, <span class="itali">and on his horns</span> [were] ten<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon his <span class="itali">horns</span> ten crowns,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the <span class="itali">horns</span> of it ten<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/13-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 13:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ εἶχεν <b>κέρατα</b> δύο ὅμοια</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and he had two <span class="itali">horns</span> like a lamb<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he had two <span class="itali">horns</span> like a lamb,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/13-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and it had <span class="itali">horns</span> two like to<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἑπτὰ καὶ <b>κέρατα</b> δέκα </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> heads and ten <span class="itali">horns.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and ten <span class="itali">horns.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> seven and <span class="itali">horns</span> ten<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ δέκα <b>κέρατα</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> heads and the ten <span class="itali">horns.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and ten <span class="itali">horns.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the ten <span class="itali">horns</span><p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ δέκα <b>κέρατα</b> ἃ εἶδες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The ten <span class="itali">horns</span> which you saw<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the ten <span class="itali">horns</span> which thou sawest<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the ten <span class="itali">horns</span> which you saw<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural">N-NNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ δέκα <b>κέρατα</b> ἃ εἶδες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the ten <span class="itali">horns</span> which you saw,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the ten <span class="itali">horns</span> which thou sawest<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the ten <span class="itali">horns</span> which you saw<p><b><a href="/greek/2768.htm">Strong's Greek 2768</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2768.htm">11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/keras_2768.htm">κέρας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kerata_2768.htm">κέρατα — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kerato_n_2768.htm">κεράτων — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2767.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2767"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2767" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2769.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2769"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2769" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>