Dictionary entry

κέρας

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κέρας, -ατος

(pl. not irreg. as in Attic), τό, [in LXX chiefly for קֶרֶן;]

a horn: Re 5:612:313:1, 1117:3, 7, 12, 16; of the projections at the corners of the altar (Ex 29:12, al.): Re 9:13. Metaph., as symbol of strength, κ. σωτηρίας (cf. Ps 17 (18):3, al.): Lk 1:69.†