ΚΕΡΩ, κερω
KERŌ, kerō
Sounds Like: keh-ROH
Translations: to gore, to butt, to horn, to push with horns
From the root: ΚΕΡΑΣ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is derived from the noun 'ΚΕΡΑΣ' (keras), meaning 'horn'. As a verb, 'ΚΕΡΩ' means 'to gore' or 'to butt' with horns, or more generally, 'to push' or 'to strike' with a horn-like motion. It describes the action of an animal using its horns as a weapon. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a forceful or aggressive action.
Inflection: First Person Singular, Present Active Indicative
Strong’s number: G2768 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΕΡΑΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΕΡ — horn, a horn, of a horn, to a horn, wing, a wing, of a wing, to a wing, end, an end, of an end, to an end, strength, a strength, of strength, to strength
- ΚΕΡΑ — horn, a horn, of a horn, of horns, power, strength, a peak, a summit, a wing (of an army)
- ΚΕΡΑΣ — horn, a horn, power, strength, dignity, wing, peak
- ΚΕΡΑΣΙ — (to) horns, (with) horns, (in) horns
- ΚΕΡΑΣΙΝ — to horn, to a horn, to horns
- ΚΕΡΑΤ — horn, a horn, horns, power, strength, a symbol of power, a symbol of strength
- ΚΕΡΑΤΑ — horns, a horn, power, strength, dignity, authority
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙ — horn, of a horn, to a horn
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙΑ — carob pods, a carob pod, little horns
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙΝΑΙΣ — horns, trumpets, ram's horns
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙΝΗ — horn, trumpet, a horn, a trumpet
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙΝΟΣ — horny, made of horn, horn-like
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙΟΝ — carob, a carob, carob pod, a carob pod
- ΚΕΡΑΤΟΝ — horn, a horn, horn-like projection, wing (of an army), end (of a mountain range), peak, promontory
- ΚΕΡΑΤΟΣ — of horn, of a horn
- ΚΕΡΑΤΩ — to horns, for horns, with horns
- ΚΕΡΑΤΩΝ — of horns
- ΚΕΡΟΣ — horn, a horn, wing, a wing, peak, a peak, projection, a projection
- ΚΕΡΟΥΣ — of a horn, of horn, horns
- ΚΕΡΩΣ — (of) horn, (of) a horn, (of) wing, (of) a wing, (of) end, (of) an end
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