keras denotes a horn, chiefly as a feature of visionary creatures, and can mark salvation or kings in a vision.

The term most often identifies horns possessed by the dragon, wild animals, or the Lamb in visionary scenes. It also appears in figurative statements: a raised horn is linked with salvation, and ten horns are identified as ten kings; elsewhere plural horns belong to a golden altar.

1. Horns borne by visionary beings · dominant

   Plural forms occur in descriptions of beings that have horns: in Revelation 12:3 the APB renders a dragon “having seven heads and ten horns,” while Revelation 13:11 describes another wild animal with two horns. Revelation 5:6 similarly presents the Lamb as having seven horns, and Revelation 17:3 and Revelation 17:7 describe the scarlet wild animal with ten horns.

   Revelation 12:3Revelation 13:1Revelation 13:11Revelation 17:3Revelation 17:7Revelation 5:6
2. Figurative designation in salvation and kingship · occasional

   In Luke 1:69, the singular accusative form occurs in the statement that God “has raised up a horn of salvation” in David’s house. In Revelation 17:12, the plural nominative form is explicitly identified with ten kings, and Revelation 17:16 continues to speak of those horns acting with the wild animal.

   Luke 1:69Revelation 17:12Revelation 17:16
3. Horns of the golden altar · rare

   In Revelation 9:13, the genitive plural form marks the source of a voice: the APB renders it as coming “from the horns of the golden altar before God.”

   Revelation 9:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly presents the term as “horn” or “horns” in descriptions of creatures, the golden altar, and the statement about salvation. In Revelation 17:12, it also preserves the verse’s explanation that the ten horns are ten kings.