Context 13:4 they worshiped the dragon because he had given ruling authority1 to the beast, and they worshiped the beast too, saying: “Who is like the beast?” and “Who is able to make war against him?”2
[13:4]1tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.
[13:4]2tn On the use of the masculine pronoun to refer to the beast, see the note on the word “It” in 13:1.