Drákōn — G1404

Definition

masculine noun

a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate)

Usually translated as

dragon

Origin

probably from an alternate form of dérkomai (to look)

Occurrences

Drákōn occurs 13 times in 12 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Revelation (12)

• Revelation 12:3 — And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon (δράκων), having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
• Revelation 12:4 — And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon (δράκων) stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
• Revelation 12:7 — And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon (δράκοντος); and the dragon fought and his angels,
• Revelation 12:7 — And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon (δράκων) fought and his angels,
• Revelation 12:9 — And the great dragon (δράκων) was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
• Revelation 12:13 — And when the dragon (δράκων) saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
• Revelation 12:16 — And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon (δράκων) cast out of his mouth.
• Revelation 12:17 — And the dragon (δράκων) was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 13:2 — And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon (δράκων) gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
• Revelation 13:4 — And they worshipped the dragon (δράκοντι) which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
• Revelation 13:11 — And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon (δράκων).
• Revelation 16:13 — And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon (δράκοντος), and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
• Revelation 20:2 — And he laid hold on the dragon (δράκοντα), that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,