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δράκων

MainId: 001424000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: δ

StrongCodes: G1404

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001424001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: δράκων

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -οντος

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001424001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 4.54

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Animals

      LEXSubDomains: Reptiles and Other 'Creeping Things'

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-07-14 17:30:30

         DefinitionShort: a legendary animal, usually regarded as being a kind of monstrous winged serpent or lizard

         Glosses: dragon

         Comments: 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.

      LEXReferences: 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

      LEXLinks: fauna:7.2