δράκος

Ancient Greek

From δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “I see”)

δρᾰ́κος • (drákos) n (genitive δρᾰ́κεος or δρᾰ́κους); third declension

Third declension of τὸ δρᾰ́κος; τοῦ δρᾰ́κεος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δρᾰ́κος tò drákos	τὼ δρᾰ́κεε tṑ drákee	τᾰ̀ δρᾰ́κεᾰ tà drákea
Genitive	τοῦ δρᾰ́κεος toû drákeos	τοῖν δρᾰκέοιν toîn drakéoin	τῶν δρᾰκέων tôn drakéōn
Dative	τῷ δρᾰ́κεῐ̈ tôi drákeï	τοῖν δρᾰκέοιν toîn drakéoin	τοῖς δρᾰ́κεσῐ(ν) toîs drákesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ δρᾰ́κος tò drákos	τὼ δρᾰ́κεε tṑ drákee	τᾰ̀ δρᾰ́κεᾰ tà drákea
Vocative	δρᾰ́κος drákos	δρᾰ́κεε drákee	δρᾰ́κεᾰ drákea
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

From δρᾰ́σσομαι (drássomai, “I grasp, seize”)

δρᾰ́κος • (drákos) n (genitive δρᾰ́κεος or δρᾰ́κους); third declension

Third declension of τὸ δρᾰ́κος; τοῦ δρᾰ́κεος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δρᾰ́κος tò drákos	τὼ δρᾰ́κεε tṑ drákee	τᾰ̀ δρᾰ́κεᾰ tà drákea
Genitive	τοῦ δρᾰ́κεος toû drákeos	τοῖν δρᾰκέοιν toîn drakéoin	τῶν δρᾰκέων tôn drakéōn
Dative	τῷ δρᾰ́κεῐ̈ tôi drákeï	τοῖν δρᾰκέοιν toîn drakéoin	τοῖς δρᾰ́κεσῐ(ν) toîs drákesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ δρᾰ́κος tò drákos	τὼ δρᾰ́κεε tṑ drákee	τᾰ̀ δρᾰ́κεᾰ tà drákea
Vocative	δρᾰ́κος drákos	δρᾰ́κεε drákee	δρᾰ́κεᾰ drákea
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

δράκος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
δράκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δράκος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2018)
δράκος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

δράκος • (drákos) m (plural δράκοι, feminine δράκαινα or δρακόντισσα or δράκισσα)

dragon (legendary serpentine or reptilian creature)
Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος σκότωσε τον δράκο. ― O Ágios Geórgios skótose ton dráko. ― St George killed the dragon.
(figuratively) beast, monster (a serial rapist and/or murderer)
ο δράκος των βορείων προαστίων ― o drákos ton voreíon proastíon ― the beast of the northern suburbs
(colloquial, archaic) A male baby born with a lot of hair (especially on the back), who in older times was thought to grow up to be brave and courageous.

declension of δράκος

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