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GreekG0607Verb

ἀποκεφαλίζω

apokephalizō

4Occurrences
G0607Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to decapitate

from G575 (ἀπό) and G2776 (κεφαλή);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to behead.
LXX: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἀποκεφαλίζω appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Mark
2
Luke
1
Matthew
1

Key Passages

Luke 9:9BSB

“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.

Matthew 14:10BSB

and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.

Mark 6:16BSB

But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”

Mark 6:27BSB

So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.