Strong's Lexicon
G5137 — τράχηλος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5137 |
|---|---|
| Word: | τράχηλος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | probably from G5143 (through the idea of mobility) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | trachelos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | trakh'-ay-los |
| Meaning: | 1. the throat (neck) 2. (figuratively) life |
| KJV Renderings: | neck |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τράχηλος, τραχήλου, ὁ (allied with τρέχω; named from its movableness; cf. Vanicek, p. 304),fr. Euripides, and Aristophanes down, the Sept. chiefly for öÇåÈÌàø, also for òÉøÆó, etc., the neck: Mat 18:6; Mar 9:42; Luk 15:20; Luk 17:2; Act 15:10; Act 20:37; τόν ἑαυτοῦ τράχηλον ὑποτιθεναι (namely, ὑπό τόν σίδηρον) (A. V. to lay down one’s own neck i. e.) to be ready to incur the most imminent peril to life, Rom 16:4.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
τράχηλος (neck)
Matthew 18:6
- KJV: But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he were drowned in the depth of the sea
- GK: ος δ΄ αν σκανδαλίση ένα των μικρών τούτων των πιστευόντων εις εμέ συμφέρει αυτώ ίνα κρεμασθή μύλος ονικός επί τον τράχηλον αυτού και καταποντισθή εν τω πελάγει της θαλάσσης
Mark 9:42
- KJV: And whosoever shall offend one of little ones that believe in me it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the sea
- GK: και ος αν σκανδαλίση ένα των μικρών των πιστεύοντων εις εμέ καλόν εστιν αυτώ μάλλον ει περίκειται λίθος μυλικός περί τον τράχηλον αυτού και βέβληται εις την θάλασσαν
Luke 15:20
- KJV: And he arose and came to his father But when he was yet a great way off his father saw him and had compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him
- GK: και αναστάς ήλθε προς τον πατέρα αυτού έτι δε αυτού μακράν απέχοντος είδεν αυτόν ο πατήρ αυτού και εσπλαγχνίσθη και δραμών επέπεσεν επί τον τράχηλον αυτού και κατεφίλησεν αυτόν
Luke 17:2
- KJV: It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea than that he should offend one of these little ones
- GK: λυσιτελεί αυτώ ει μύλος ονικός περίκειται περί τον τράχηλον αυτού και έρριπται εις την θάλασσαν η ίνα σκανδαλίση ένα των μικρών τούτων
Acts 15:10
- KJV: Now therefore why tempt ye God to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear
- GK: νυν ούν τι πειράζετε τον θεόν επιθείναι ζυγόν επί τον τράχηλον των μαθητών ον ούτε οι πατέρες ημών ούτε ημείς ισχύσαμεν βαστάσαι
Acts 20:37
- KJV: And they all wept sore and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him
- GK: ικανός δε εγένετο κλαυθμός πάντων και επιπεσόντες επί τον τράχηλον του Παύλου κατεφίλουν αυτόν
Romans 16:4
- KJV: Who have for my life laid down their own necks unto whom not only I give thanks but also all the churches of the Gentiles
- GK: οίτινες υπέρ της ψυχής μου τον εαυτών τράχηλον υπέθηκαν οις ουκ εγώ μόνος ευχαριστώ αλλά και πάσαι αι εκκλησίαι των εθνών
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