akris denotes locusts, appearing as food in accounts of John and as formidable figures in Revelation's vision.

The term denotes locusts in two observed settings: as the food associated with John in Mark 1:6 and Matthew 3:4, and as locust-like beings emerging from smoke and described with authority and a warlike appearance in Revelation 9:3 and Revelation 9:7.

1. Locusts as John's food · dominant

   In Mark 1:6, the accusative plural occurs in the clause about what John was eating; the APB renders the verse with "he was eating locusts and wild honey." In Matthew 3:4, the nominative plural stands in the statement about his food, which the APB renders as "his food was locusts and wild honey."

   Mark 1:6Matthew 3:4
2. Locusts in a visionary warlike description · common

   In Revelation 9:3, the nominative plural names what came out from the smoke toward the earth and received authority like that of earth's scorpions; the APB renders "locusts came out toward the earth." In Revelation 9:7, the genitive plural occurs in the description of their likenesses as like horses prepared for war, with crown-like objects and human-like faces.

   Revelation 9:3Revelation 9:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "locusts" in all four verses: in Mark 1:6 and Matthew 3:4 within statements about John's food, and in Revelation 9:3 and Revelation 9:7 within the visionary description. These renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than establish every nuance of the Greek term.