GREEK · G1404
δράκων
drakōn — dragon
δράκων, -ο τος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for תַּנִּין ;] a dragon, a mythical monster: figuratively, of Satan, Rev.12:3-17 13:2, 4 13:11 16:13 20:2.† (AS)
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Dragon
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8565
תַּן
tan — dragon
dragon, maybe the extinct dinosaur the plesiosaurus, whale
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8568
תַּנָּה
tan.nah — dragon
1) habitations, jackals, (TWOT) dragon, (TWOT) sea monster 1a) meaning uncertain
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תַּן
tan — jackal
jackal Also means: tan.nah (תַּנָּה "dragon" H8568)
27 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3882
לִוְיָתָן
liv.ya.tan — Leviathan
a sea monster, dragon 1a) large aquatic animal such as crocodile 1b) perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus, exact meaning unknown, 1c) a mythical or proverbial creature
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21091
σηκός
sēkos — weight
1. a pen, fold , for lambs, kids, calves, (Homer); ς. δράκοντος the dragon's den , (Euripides) 2. a sacred enclosure, chapel, shrine , (Sophocles Tragicus) 3. a sepulchre, burial-place , (Simonides Lyricus) 4. the trunk of an old olive-tree , (Lysias Orator) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6771
γρύψ
grups — a griffin
a griffin or dragon , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
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(1.) Heb. tannim, plural of tan. The name of some unknown creature inhabiting desert places and ruins (Job 30:29; Ps. 44:19; Isa. 13:22; 34:13; 43:20; Jer. 10:22; Micah 1:8; Mal. 1:3); probably, as translated in the Revised Version, the jackal (q.v.). (2.) Heb. tannin. Some great sea monster (Jer. 51:34). In Isa. 51:9 it may denote the crocodile. In Gen. 1:21 (Heb. plural tanninim) the Authorized Version renders “whales,” and the Revised Version “sea monsters.” It is rendered “serpent” in Ex. 7:9. It is used figuratively in Ps. 74:13; Ezek. 29:3. In the New Testament the word “dragon” is found only in Rev. 12:3, 4, 7, 9, 16, 17, etc., and is there used metaphorically of “Satan.” (See WHALE.)
Scripture references
Job 30:29Psalms 44:19Isaiah 13:22Isaiah 34:13Isaiah 43:20Jeremiah 10:22Micah 1:8Malachi 1:3Jeremiah 51:34Isaiah 51:9Genesis 1:21Exodus 7:9Psalms 74:13Ezekiel 29:3Revelation 12:3Revelation 12:4Revelation 12:7Revelation 12:9Revelation 12:16Revelation 12:17Jeremiah 9:11Exodus 7:10Exodus 7:12Exodus 32:33Psalms 91:13
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.