2462. hippos

Berean Strong's Lexicon

hippos: Horse

Original Word: ἵππος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: hippos
Pronunciation: HIP-pos
Phonetic Spelling: (hip'-pos)
Definition: Horse
Meaning: a horse.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root word for horse.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5483 (סוּס, sus): Often used in the Old Testament to refer to horses, particularly in contexts of war and royal processions (e.g., Exodus 15:1, 1 Kings 10:26).

Usage: The term "hippos" refers to a horse, an animal often associated with strength, speed, and warfare in ancient times. In the New Testament, it is used symbolically in apocalyptic literature to convey power, conquest, and divine judgment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, horses were highly valued for their role in transportation, agriculture, and especially warfare. They were symbols of status and power, often used in chariots and cavalry. In the biblical context, horses are frequently associated with military might and are often mentioned in prophetic and apocalyptic literature to symbolize impending judgment or divine intervention.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a horse
NASB Translation
horse (7), horses (8), horses' (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2462: ἵππος

ἵππος, ἵππου, ὁ (Curtius, § 624; Peile, Greek and Latin Etymol., Index under the word), a horse: James 3:3; Revelation 6:2, 4ff,; , ( G L T Tr WH); . (From Homer down.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

horse.

Of uncertain affinity; a horse -- horse.

Forms and Transliterations

ίπποι ιπποις ίπποις ἵπποις ίππον ιππος ίππος ἵππος ιππου ίππου ἵππου ιππους ίππους ἵππους ίππω ιππων ιππών ίππων ἵππων hippois híppois hippon hippōn híppon híppōn hippos híppos hippou híppou hippous híppous ippois ippon ippōn ippos ippou ippous

Englishman's Concordance

James 3:3 N-GMP
GRK: δὲ τῶν ἵππων τοὺς χαλινοὺς
NAS: the bits into the horses' mouths
KJV: bits in the horses' mouths, that
INT: moreover of the horses the bits

Revelation 6:2 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ἰδοὺ ἵππος λευκός καὶ
NAS: a white horse, and he who sat
KJV: behold a white horse: and he that sat
INT: and behold a horse white and

Revelation 6:4 N-NMS
GRK: ἐξῆλθεν ἄλλος ἵππος πυρρός καὶ
NAS: a red horse, went
KJV: another horse [that was] red:
INT: went forth another horse red and

Revelation 6:5 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ἰδοὺ ἵππος μέλας καὶ
NAS: a black horse; and he who sat
KJV: lo a black horse; and he that sat
INT: And behold a horse black and

Revelation 6:8 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ἰδοὺ ἵππος χλωρός καὶ
NAS: an ashen horse; and he who sat
KJV: behold a pale horse: and his
INT: and behold a horse pale and

Revelation 9:7 N-DMP
GRK: ἀκρίδων ὅμοια ἵπποις ἡτοιμασμένοις εἰς
NAS: was like horses prepared
KJV: [were] like unto horses prepared
INT: locusts [were] like to horses prepared for

Revelation 9:9 N-GMP
GRK: φωνὴ ἁρμάτων ἵππων πολλῶν τρεχόντων
NAS: of many horses rushing
KJV: of chariots of many horses running to
INT: [the] sound of chariots of horses many running

Revelation 9:17 N-AMP
GRK: εἶδον τοὺς ἵππους ἐν τῇ
NAS: in the vision the horses and those
KJV: thus I saw the horses in the vision,
INT: I saw the horses in the

Revelation 9:17 N-GMP
GRK: κεφαλαὶ τῶν ἵππων ὡς κεφαλαὶ
NAS: and the heads of the horses are like
KJV: the heads of the horses [were] as
INT: heads of the horses [were] as heads

Revelation 9:19 N-GMP
GRK: ἐξουσία τῶν ἵππων ἐν τῷ
NAS: For the power of the horses is in their mouths
INT: powers of the horses in the

Revelation 14:20 N-GMP
GRK: χαλινῶν τῶν ἵππων ἀπὸ σταδίων
NAS: out from the wine press, up to the horses' bridles,
KJV: even unto the horse bridles,
INT: bits of the horses to the distance of stadia

Revelation 18:13 N-GMP
GRK: πρόβατα καὶ ἵππων καὶ ῥεδῶν
NAS: and sheep, and [cargoes] of horses and chariots
KJV: sheep, and horses, and chariots,
INT: sheep and of horses and of chariots

Revelation 19:11 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ἰδοὺ ἵππος λευκός καὶ
NAS: a white horse, and He who sat
KJV: behold a white horse; and he that sat
INT: and behold a horse white and

Revelation 19:14 N-DMP
GRK: αὐτῷ ἐφ' ἵπποις λευκοῖς ἐνδεδυμένοι
NAS: were following Him on white horses.
KJV: white horses, clothed
INT: him upon horses white clothed in

Revelation 19:18 N-GMP
GRK: καὶ σάρκας ἵππων καὶ τῶν
NAS: and the flesh of horses and of those
KJV: the flesh of horses, and
INT: and flesh of horses and of those who

Revelation 19:19 N-GMS
GRK: ἐπὶ τοῦ ἵππου καὶ μετὰ
NAS: Him who sat on the horse and against
KJV: him that sat on the horse, and against
INT: on the horse and with

Revelation 19:21 N-GMS
GRK: ἐπὶ τοῦ ἵππου τῇ ἐξελθούσῃ
NAS: of Him who sat on the horse, and all
KJV: upon the horse, which
INT: on the horse having gone forth

Strong's Greek 2462
17 Occurrences

ἵππων — 7 Occ.
ἵπποις — 2 Occ.
ἵππος — 5 Occ.
ἵππου — 2 Occ.
ἵππους — 1 Occ.