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Bel and the DragonΒΗΛ ΚΑΙ ΔΡΑΚΩΝ

A six-tier Greek reverse-interlinear of all one chapters of the Septuagint text: each word color-coded by grammatical case, with gloss, parsing, Wallace-style syntax, aspectual semantic force, and a lexical note; each verse opens with the running Greek, an English translation, and a discourse note, under a chapter argument-outline.

42 verses · 871 annotated words · one chapters. The Greek follows the standard critical text of the Septuagint (Rahlfs–Hanhart in its main wording, itself an ancient, public-domain text); the distinctively copyrighted apparatus is not reproduced. Versification follows the LXX.

Companion summary Themes, outlines & translation notes Every chapter's theme and argument outline, the textual notes, and a table of the major exegetical cruxes.
  1. 1 Bel and the Dragon 1 Α′ A composite anti-idolatry narrative joined to Daniel's cycle: first Bel's priests are exposed by forensic ingenuity, then the living dragon is destroyed without conventional weapons, and finally Daniel survives another descent into the lions' den until the pagan king confesses the living God. 42 verses · 871 words PDF