Quick Definition
δράκων, οντος, ὁ n.m. a dragon or huge serpent
Strong's Definition
probably from an alternate form of derkomai (to look); a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate)
KJV Usage: dragon
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -οντος
4.54 · Animals · Reptiles and Other 'Creeping Things'
dragon a legendary animal, usually regarded as being a kind of monstrous winged serpent or lizard All references to δράκων in the NT occur in the book of Revelation (chapters 12, 13, 16, and 20), where the term is used as a descriptive epithet for the Devil. In a sense, therefore, the connotative values of the term ‘dragon’ are to some extent even more important than the specific denotation. In most areas of the world a term for dragon would imply something fearsome, but in certain parts of the Orient the dragon is regarded as the symbol of prosperity and good fortune, and it is necessary, therefore, in translating into certain languages in the Orient to employ (1) a somewhat different expression, for example, ‘terrible reptile’ or ‘fearsome snake’ or (2) a marginal note which will explain the differences in connotation.
REV 12:3 · REV 12:4 · REV 12:7 · REV 12:7 · REV 12:9 · REV 12:13 · REV 12:16 · REV 12:17 · REV 13:2 · REV 13:4 · REV 13:11 · REV 16:13 · REV 20:2
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
δράκων, -ovros, 6, (apparently fr. δέρκομαι, 2 aor. ἔδραcov; hence δράκων prop. equiv. to ὀξὺ βλέπων [Etym. Magen. 286, 7; cf. Curtius § 13]); Sept. chiefly for pan; a dragon, a great serpent, a fabulous animal, (so as early as Hom. Il. 2, 308 sq., ete.). From it, after Gen. iii. 1 sqq., is derived the fig. description of the devil in Rev. xii. 8-17; xiii. 2,4,11; xvi. 13; xx. 2. (Cf. Baudissin, Studien zur semitisch. Religionsgesch. vol. i. (iy. 4) p. 281 sqq-]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
δράκων drakōn 13x
a dragon or large serpent; met. the devil or Satan, Rev. 12:3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 16, 17; 13:2, 4, 11; 16:13; 20:2
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
δράκων, -οντος, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for תַּנִּין ;]
a dragon, a mythical monster: fig., of Satan, Re 12:3-17 13:2, 4, 11 16:13 20:2.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
δράκων (drakōn) — dragon. δράκων [ᾰ], οντος, o(: (probably from δέρκομαι, δρᾰκεῖν,[Refs 3rd c.AD+]:— dragon, serpent, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; perhaps a water-snake, [Refs]
II. the constellation Draco, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III. a sea-fish, the great weever, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV. ={κηρύκειον}, probably a wand with a serpent coiled round it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.2. serpent-shaped bracelet or necklace, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
IV.3. a noose or crossed bandage for the ankle, Heraclas cited in [Refs 4th c.AD+]
IV.4. dragon-standard, [Refs 4th c.AD+]: hence, corps of 1,000 men in the Parthian army, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]