δράκων
drakōn
“dragon”
Definition
a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate)
probably from an alternate form of (to look);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
δράκων appears 12 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
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