Revelation 13:2:26Rev.13.2.W26TAB
δράκων
drakōn
“dragon”
- Transliteration
- DRA-kōn
- Extended
- DRAH-kohn
- IPA
- /ˈdra.kɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- dragon
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DRA-kōn
- sentence
KAI to thê-RI-on ho EI-don ÊN HO-moi-on par-DA-lei KAI hoi PO-des au-TOU hôs AR-kou KAI to STO-ma au-TOU hôs STO-ma LE-on-tos KAI E-dô-ken au-TÔ ho DRA-kōn tên DY-na-min au-TOU KAI ton THRO-non au-TOU KAI ek-sou-SI-an me-GA-lên
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts with the aorist edōken {ἔδωκεν | é-dō-ken} “he gave,” where ho drakon {ὁ δράκων | ho drá-kōn} “the dragon” is the subject and auto {αὐτῷ | autôi} “to it” the indirect object.
Root and etymology
δρακdelta–rho–alpha–kappa
“dragon, serpent”
In context — Revelation 13:2
And the beast that I saw resembled a leopard, with feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion; and the dragon bestowed on it his power and his throne and vast authority.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:2:26 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 26 of Revelation 13:2, so the Greek word δράκων (drakōn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.13.2.W26, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.2.W26.S1) and character.