ἵπποις
híppos
horses
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 9:7 · Word #7
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 DAT M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | horses |
| Literal | horses |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἵππος |
| Strong's | G2462 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2462-01
to horses
| Morphological Notes | Noun; dative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,DMP) |
| Rendering Rationale | The lemma ἵππος denotes a horse or equine animal. The dative masculine plural form ἵπποις is rendered "to horses," preserving the plural number and the dative case’s basic directional or relational sense without imposing specific contextual nuance. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to horses
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'to horses' is a faithful rendering given the comparative structure (ὅμοια ἵπποις). |