Strong's Lexicon
G607
G607 — ἀποκεφαλίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G607 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀποκεφαλίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G575 and G2776 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | apokephalizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-ok-ef-al-id'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to decapitate |
| KJV Renderings: | behead |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀποκεφαλίζω: 1 aorist ἀπεκεφάλισα; (κεφαλή); to cut off the head, behead, decapitate: Mat 14:10; Mar 6:16; Mar 6:27 (28); Luk 9:9. A later Greek word: (the Sept. Ps. at the end); Epictetus diss. 1, 1, 19; 24; 29; Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 1, 35; cf. Fischer, De vitiis lexamples N. T., p. 690ff; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 341.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀποκεφαλίζω (behead)
Matthew 14:10
- KJV: And he sent and beheaded John in the prison
- GK: και πέμψας απεκεφάλισε τον Ιωάννην εν τη φυλακή
Mark 6:16
- KJV: But when Herod heard he said It is John whom I beheaded he is risen from the dead
- GK: ακούσας δε ο Ηρώδης είπεν ότι ον εγώ απεκεφάλισα Ιωάννην ούτός εστιν αυτός ηγέρθη εκ νεκρών
Mark 6:27
- KJV: And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought and he went and beheaded him in the prison
- GK: και ευθέως αποστείλας ο βασιλεύς σπεκουλάτωρα επέταξεν ενεχθήναι την κεφαλήν αυτού ο δε απελθών απεκεφάλισεν αυτόν εν τη φυλακή
Luke 9:9
- KJV: And Herod said John have I beheaded but who is this of whom I hear such things And he desired to see him
- GK: και είπεν Ηρώδης Ιωάννην εγώ απεκεφάλισα τις δε εστιν ούτος περί ου εγώ ακούω τοιαύτα και εζήτει ιδείν αυτόν