Strong's Greek · G1404
δράκων
drákōn
dragon
Definition
a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate)
Derivation
probably from an alternate form of (to look);
Appears 13 times in Scripture
“And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.”
“And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.”
“The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.”
“Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.”
“And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.”
“They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?””
“But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.”
“His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.”
“Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).