Horse
ἵπποςStrong’s G2462hippos
Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hippos is the Greek word usually translated “horses”, “horse” and “as horses”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.
“Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.”
Meaning
Usually translated “horses”, “horse” and “as horses”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- horses 5
- a horse 4
- horse 3
- of horses 3
- as horses 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 14
- James 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 6:2And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
- Revelation 6:4And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
- Revelation 6:5And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
- Revelation 6:8And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
- Revelation 9:7And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
- Revelation 9:9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Greek dictionary
ἵππος hippos · horse
ἵππος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for סוּס, sometimes for פָּרָשׁ, רֶכֶב ;] a horse: Jas.3:3, Rev.6:2 ff. Rev.9:7 ff. Rev.14:20 18:13 19:11 ff,† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “horse” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HORSE, noun
hors.
- A species of quadrupeds of the genus Equus, having six erect and parallel fore-teeth in the upper jaw, and six somewhat prominent in the under jaw; the dog teeth are solitary, and the feet consist of an undivided hoof.
- A constellation.
- Cavalry; a body of troops serving on horseback.
- A machine by which something is supported; usually a wooden frame with legs.
All definitions and other forms of “horse”
- A wooden machine on which soldiers ride by way of punishment; sometimes called a timber-mare.
- In seamen's language, a rope extending from the middle of a yard to its extremity, to support the sailors while they loose, reef or furl the sails, also, a thick rope extended near the mast for hoisting a yard or extending a sail on it.
- To be covered, as a mare.
HORSE, verb transitive
To mount on a horse
- To carry on the back.
- To ride astride; as ridges horsed.
- To cover a mare, as the male.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.