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Strong's G1404 δράκων (drakon)

Drakon means “dragon” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1404 — gebereth (“mistress”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1404
Language Greek
Linked Usages 46
Books 15

Strong's G1404 Quick Answer

Strong's G1404 δράκων (drakon) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. drakon (drak'-own) n. 1. a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate) [probably from an alternate form of derkomai "to look"] It has 46 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include serpent. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
drakon (drak'-own) n. 1. a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate) [probably from an alternate form of derkomai "to look"]
Usage
46 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
serpent

Meaning and Definition

drakon (drak'-own) n. 1. a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate) [probably from an alternate form of derkomai "to look"] KJV: dragon

Original Word
δράκων
Transliteration
drakon
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1404. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

dragon

Usage: 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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How Strong's G1404 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render drakon, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

serpent Revelation 12:9

How Strong's G1404 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 24 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1404 (δράκων) appears 33 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1404 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1404 in the New Testament

12 indexed usages in New Testament.

Revelation 12:3 KJV

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 KJV

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, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Revelation 12:7 KJV

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

Strong's G1404 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

24 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 7:9 Septuagint / Brenton

Now if Pharaoh should speak to you, saying, Give us a sign or a wonder, then shalt thou say to thy brother Aaron, Take thy rod and cast it upon the ground before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it shall become a serpent.

Exodus 7:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and they did so, as the Lord commanded them; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

Exodus 7:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And they cast down each his rod, and they became serpents, but the rod of Aaron swallowed up their rods.

Strong's G1404 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

10 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Solomon 16:10 Septuagint / Brenton

But thy sons not the very teeth of venomous dragons overcame: For thy mercy was by them, and healed them.

Wisdom of Sirach 25:16 Septuagint / Brenton

I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, Than to keep house with a wicked woman.

Usage Excerpts

First 46 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1404.

Exodus 7:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now if Pharaoh should speak to you, saying, Give us a sign or a wonder, then shalt thou say to thy brother Aaron, Take thy rod and cast it upon the ground before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it shall become a serpent.
Exodus 7:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and they did so, as the Lord commanded them; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
Exodus 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they cast down each his rod, and they became serpents, but the rod of Aaron swallowed up their rods.
Deuteronomy 32:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their wine is the rage of serpents, And the incurable rage of asps.
Job 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The strength of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, And the exulting cry of serpents are quenched.
Job 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Am I a sea, or a serpent, That thou hast set a watch over me?
Job 20:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let him suck the poison of serpents, And let the serpent’s tongue slay him.
Job 26:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the barriers of heaven fear him, And by a command he has slain the apostate dragon.
Job 38:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And wilt thou hunt a prey for the lions? And satisfy the desires of the serpents?
Job 40:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But wilt thou catch the serpent with a hook, And put a halter about his nose?
Psalms 73:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst establish the sea, in thy might, Thou didst break to pieces the heads of the dragons in the water.
Psalms 73:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst break to pieces the heads of the dragon; Thou didst give him for meat to the Ethiopian nations.
Psalms 90:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt tread on the asp and basilisk: And thou shalt trample on the lion and dragon.
Psalms 103:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There go the ships; And this dragon whom thou hast made to play in it.
Psalms 148:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Praise the Lord from the earth, Ye serpents, and all deeps.
Isaiah 27:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day God shall bring his holy and great and strong sword upon the dragon, even the serpent that flees, upon the dragon, the crooked serpent: he shall destroy the dragon.
Jeremiah 9:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will remove the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and make it a dwelling place of dragons; and I will utterly waste the cities of Judah, so that they shall not be inhabited.
Jeremiah 27:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Flee ye out of the midst of Babylon, and from the land of the Chaldeans, and go forth, and be as serpents before sleep.
Jeremiah 28:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has devoured me, he has torn me asunder, airy darkness has come upon me; Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has swallowed me up, as a dragon has he filled his belly with my delicacies.
Lamentations 4:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Nay, serpents have drawn out the breasts, They give suck to their young, The daughters of my people are incurably cruel, As an ostrich in a desert.
Ezekiel 29:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and say, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against Pharaoh, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, that says, The rivers are mine, and I made them.
Ezekiel 32:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, Thou art become like a lion of the nations, and as the serpent that is in the sea: and thou didst make assaults with thy rivers, and didst disturb the water with thy feet, and didst trample thy rivers.
Amos 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, thence will I search them out and take them; and if they should go down from my presence into the depths of the sea, there will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them.
Micah 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore shall she lament and wail, she shall go barefooted, and being naked she shall make lamentation as that of serpents, and mourning as of the daughters of sirens.
Revelation 12:3 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Revelation 12:7 New Testament, KJV
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Revelation 12:9 New Testament, KJV
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 angels were cast out with him.
Revelation 12:13 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 Christ.
Revelation 13:2 New Testament, KJV
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 power, and his seat, and great authority.
Revelation 13:4 New Testament, KJV
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 him?
Revelation 13:11 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Wisdom of Solomon 16:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But thy sons not the very teeth of venomous dragons overcame: For thy mercy was by them, and healed them.
Wisdom of Sirach 25:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, Than to keep house with a wicked woman.
Daniel 1:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Daniel 1:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Daniel 1:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Daniel 1:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 152 1:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 152 1:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 152 1:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 152 1:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1404, grouped by book.

Exodus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Revelation 12 usages, New Testament
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 152 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1404 FAQ

What does drakon (δράκων) mean?

Drakon (Strong's G1404) is a Greek word most simply glossed "dragon". drakon (drak'-own) n. 1. a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate) [probably from an alternate form of derkomai "to look"]

How many times is drakon (δράκων) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 46 linked usages for Strong's G1404 across 15 books.

Where can I study drakon (δράκων) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1404 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate drakon (δράκων)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as serpent. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1404 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 24 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 10 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1404, with linked reader references where each row is available.