δράκων drakōn
Greek word for “dragon” · Strong’s G1404 · used 13 times in 12 verses
Meaning
δράκων, -ο τος, ὁ; a dragon, a mythical monster: figuratively, of Satan, 13:2, 4 13:11 16:13 20:2.†;
How it is translated
Glosses given for drakōn in context, with how often each is used:
- dragon 13
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revelation | 13 | 1.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Revelation 12 (7), Revelation 13 (3), Revelation 16 (1), Revelation 20 (1)
Forms
- δράκων 9
- δράκοντος 2
- δράκοντι 1
- δράκοντα 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with drakōn more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- θηρίον thērion “wild animal” 4
- γῆ gē “earth” 5
- βάλλω ballō “to throw” 4
- ὅμοιος homoios “like” 3
- γυνή gunē “woman” 4
- πολεμέω polemeō “to fight” 2
- στόμα stoma “mouth” 3
- κέρας keras “horn” 2
- ἀρχαῖος archaios “ancient” 2
- ὄφις ophis “snake” 2
- πόλεμος polemos “war” 2
- εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 4
Key verses
The verses using drakōn that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Revelation 12:3 — And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, 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 stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered,…
- Revelation 12:7 — And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
- Revelation 12:9 — And the great dragon 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…
- Revelation 12:13 — And when the dragon 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 cast out of his mouth.
- Revelation 12:17 — And the dragon 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…
- 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 gave him his…
- Revelation 13:4 — And they worshipped the dragon 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…
- 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.
- Revelation 16:13 — And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, 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, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
See all 12 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.