e.me.ta.ni describes the fearful, formidable character of the fourth beast in Daniel’s night vision.

Its sole attested use describes the fourth beast in Daniel 7:7 as fearful and formidable within a vision marked by crushing and trampling.

1. Fearful, formidable character · dominant

   In Daniel 7:7, the feminine singular absolute adjective characterizes the fourth beast in the vision; the APB renders the description as “fearful and terrible and exceedingly strong” before depicting its iron teeth, crushing, and trampling.

   Daniel 7:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 7:7, the APB places the term within “fearful and terrible and exceedingly strong.” The precise contribution of the adjective cannot be isolated beyond this fearful, formidable description.