Revelation 17:12:4Rev.17.12.W4TAB
κέρατα
kerata
“horns”
- Transliteration
- KE-ra-ta
- Extended
- KEH-rah-tah
- IPA
- /ˈke.ra.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- horns
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-ra-ta
- sentence
KAI ta DE-ka KE-ra-ta HA EI-des DE-ka ba-si-LEIS EI-sin HOI-ti-nes ba-si-LEI-an OU-pô E-la-bon al-LA ek-sou-SI-an hôs ba-si-LEIS MI-an HÔ-ran lam-BA-nou-sin me-TA tou thê-RI-ou
Exegesis
The noun phrase ta deka kerata {τὰ δέκα κέρατα | tà dé-ka ké-ra-ta} ‘the ten horns’ functions as the subject, immediately followed by the relative clause ha eides {ἃ εἶδες | há eî-des} ‘which you saw’, which anchors the image in John’s earlier visionary perception.
Root and etymology
keraskappa–epsilon–rho–alpha–sigma
“horn, projection, symbol of strength”
In context — Revelation 17:12
And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom , but they receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 17:12, so the Greek word κέρατα (kerata) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.17.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.12.W4.S1) and character.