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.
Revelation 6:8 · Word #5
Lexicon G2462
| Lemma | ἵππος |
| Transliteration | híppos |
| Strong's | G2462 |
| Definition | 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. |
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
| Phrase | horse |
| Literal | horse |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἵππος |
| Strong's | G2462 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2462-03
horse
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, masculine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS) — functioning as a singular subject form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'horse' accurately renders ἵππος; nothing to change in context. |