noun · masculine
drakōnos
Greekδράκων (drakōn)
Strong’sG1404
a dragon or huge serpent
stem drakōn-13 times in the New Testament4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δράκων, -οντος, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for תַּנִּין;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1404 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddrak'-own
a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate)
Fromprobably from an alternate form of δέρκομαι (to look);
King Jamesdragon.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | drakōnos9×δράκων | drakōnois |
| object accusative | drakōnon1×δράκοντα | drakōnoin |
| direct address vocative | drakōnor | drakōnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | drakōnou2×δράκοντος | drakōnoiu |
| to, for dative | drakōno1×δράκοντι | drakōnoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
drakōno is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
13 occurrences, every one of them listed
drakōnos“dragon”subjectnominative singular9×
Revelation 12:3“dragon”kai horita allem sēmem en to ourano, kai idou drakōnos megos purros, echarōtos kefalain hepta kai kerateim deka kai epi tain kefalain autou hepta diadēmeim,Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
Revelation 12:4“dragon”kai tas ouras autou suratō tem tritem toiu astēroiu tou ouranou, kai ballata autoin eis tan gēan. kai tos drakōnos histanatē enōpion tau gunaikau tau mellarōtau tiktara, hina hotan tiktateia tem teknem autau katesthiateia.His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
Revelation 12:7“dragon”Kai gineta polemos en to ourano, tos Michaēl kai tois angelois autou teu polemara meta tou drakōnou. kai tos drakōnos polemata kai tois angelois autou,Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
Revelation 12:9“dragon”kai ballita tos drakōnos tos megos, tos ofios tos archaios, tos kalirōtos Diabolos kai tos Satanaos, tos planarōtos tan oikoumenan holan ballita eis tan gēan, kai tois angelois autou meta autou ballila.And the great dragon was hurled down — that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Revelation 12:13“dragon”Kai hote horata tos drakōnos hoti ballita eis tan gēan, diōkata tan gunaikan hotinas tiktata ton arsēnon.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.
Revelation 12:16“dragon”kai boēthata tas gēas ta gunaika, kai anoigata tas gēas tem stomem autau kai katapinata ton potamon hon ballata tos drakōnos ek teu stomeu autou;But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.
Revelation 12:17“dragon”kai orgizita tos drakōnos epi ta gunaika, kai aperchata poiara polemon meta toiu loipoiu teu spermeu autau, toiu tērarōtoiu tain entolain tou theou kai echarōtoiu tan marturian Iēsu;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.
Revelation 13:2“dragon”kai tem thērem hem horama ate homoiem pardalia, kai tois podois auteu hōs arkau, kai tem stomem auteu hōs stomem leōnou. kai dōata aute tos drakōnos tan dunamian auteu kai ton thronon auteu kai exousian megan.The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
Revelation 13:11“dragon”Kai horama allem thērem anabainarōtem ek tau gēau, kai echate kerateim duo homoieim arnie, kai lalate hōs drakōnos.Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
drakōnon“dragon”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 20:2“dragon”kai kratata ton drakōnon, tos ofios tos archaios, hos atō Diabolos kai tos Satanaos, kai data auton chilioi eteim,He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
drakōnou“dragon”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Revelation 12:7“dragon”Kai gineta polemos en to ourano, tos Michaēl kai tois angelois autou teu polemara meta tou drakōnou. kai tos drakōnos polemata kai tois angelois autou,Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
Revelation 16:13“dragon”kai horama ek teu stomeu tou drakōnou kai ek teu stomeu teu thēreu kai ek teu stomeu tou pseudoprofētou pneumeim treis akatharteim hōs batrachois;And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
drakōno“dragon”to, fordative singular1×
Revelation 13:4“dragon”kai proskunala to drakōno hoti dōata tan exousian te thēre, kai proskunala te thēre legarōtois; Tinos homoios te thēre, kai tinos dunetō polemara meta auteu?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?”