ἵππος

híppos

horse

A horse; an equine animal used for riding, draft, war, or ceremonial purposes. In Greek literature and Hellenistic usage, ἵππος refers foremost to the domesticated horse, but also extends to horses in military, ceremonial, or symbolic contexts.

G2462

Revelation 6:8 · Word #5

Lexicon G2462

Lemmaἵππος
Transliterationhíppos
Strong'sG2462
DefinitionA horse; an equine animal used for riding, draft, war, or ceremonial purposes. In Greek literature and Hellenistic usage, ἵππος refers foremost to the domesticated horse, but also extends to horses in military, ceremonial, or symbolic contexts.

Morphology N NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasehorse
Literalhorse

Lexical Info

Lemmaἵππος
Strong'sG2462

SIBI-P1 Translation G2462-03

horse

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative, masculine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS) — functioning as a singular subject form.
Rendering RationaleThe noun denotes a domesticated equine animal in its basic sense. As nominative masculine singular, it is rendered simply as "horse," reflecting the singular subject form without adding contextual nuance.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

horse

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 'horse' accurately renders ἵππος; nothing to change in context.